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VOLUME XXIII.
WAVERLY, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 19,1890.
NUMBER 49.
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HOME.
t*% Vm.«. •Jl'wVa irmjiir-. M«rM, f»tr«
Wft«« wbtlurvti by the »!•« ol preyer;
irtrxrr. *\mr\\* wlUls thy emiau ewd will
**!t* vftltcet pcwrt* xhy Lonlor* fllL
,*»K c»riV~f Ib thy hftlk>w«4 ftoll
I'raycr *»iim<il. letr aoirt, 'tii tweet to tofll
X-ao* Mtil.? K-»r <_rr;*r*~rt. &****** AttA* root*
Aad t>.t*rt Ibt ferm of Hewrttiiy fruit.
DA. ««3. *»> t! wh^re lnd«r mliul-* recti*-*
Thc hlrbo*t miton earth can rirr\
To«1uc»t- • fetal. «rr*ai Ood,,
Wbti cru-rtt r wort i »;i r ai Vi i r-to r
Oh. mtciU-Vj! altar «b«ro
WfKjri'Uit It -aol -fl \t \ r *_y«*r.
WhenTfmna>a:««Utae t mm naia like Ceeee,
UKkkI «t«M by Him. the l'rlace ol pO-too!
Oh» n»«ten!y tome! wherr. free from ita,
Ytooi rwXrt rrcrt'U aort earth'* Here* din,
Tbo laawcae-U *.*.*'. *bmll koow tta power—
Tbo I«I aboil nod tia perfect flowtr,
- ilr *. V. C. Whitney, tn Coed Hw-wherjilcjf.
TRUE GRIZZLY STORIES.
A.<-t>ial Enoountera with tho Dosa
Of Doaata.
jl x-t.kr k,p*|.r-ii..t-. it rati* t.. i.p- nu
fci a <-...../ » H"'l Kwtekt Otil a
li-.- Tr.r.l la t Hup..-
It( fort.l.
AST tutnmer 1
wa* bunting la
tha wildest rart
ot th* roast
TTiff. ar-l ooo
evening while
trudging tlonjr
tba bottom of a
deep ravine 1
aklrled U-.n edge
of a d o oae
thicket, snd mj
ooat aloare
brushed 'agalnat
tb* l.utiif*. This
slight dlalnrb-
anen of Ihe
brush *M foi*
4b**'*f lowed by a deep,
t-aartr) Vwetif," something llko the
pn.nl ol a lit.?, that camo from th*
chaparral-net mote tbaa a docn (eel
away. A lm ir wa, In tbere, and tf be
bad charge.1 I should havo htd no time
%e Rat oat of hla waj. For a lew *eo-
3»d( 1 ttoe-l wltb rocked rifle at the
etlgu of tho llilrkot. barked t.y lho
almoat perpendicular trail of thn ravine,
whlob cut oil anv thing Ilka a rapid retreat. Uut tho bear, <ld not at-oni dit-
posed to start a tight aad, aa be
dlfi not charge, I moved away
etnti.-ii.ljr and climbed backward
up Uib sltte nt tlie ravine a fow -Tarda,
aot behind 1l-trgo rock that would terve
at a breaatwnrk and rolled a few boulders dowa Into tbe brush In revenge for
tha aoaro old bruin bad given mo. 11*
rwmoasttaO-d wilb a arowt or two, and
thoa I beard blm making hi* way down
tho rar taa -
bubsequeat avoata mad* me thank
my atars tbat tho bear dlda't tako the
trouble to follow mo up the aids of th(t
furs*. Jaok Waddelt. aa old mount-
-slaeer, Waa la the *ame ravine a tew
dav* later walking along a ledge about
thirty feat above the stream wben ho
aaw alarge grltxly oa the opposite ride.
Jack thought tm waa pretty safo and
opened the light by tending a fifty
calibreeiploalve ballot Into the bear's
shoulder. The gristly (prang tnto tbe
air wbon struck, bot whea bo recovered
from bla tarpri .ci he saw Jack and
atarted i.ron. plly down Ibe bsnk to rroaa
tbo ravine and evil at Mm. Jack
knocked the bear tlo * n twltw with ez*
pttp-.lv* bills h'fore lie retched tbe
creek, sml twie*?, moro whllo bt wa*
cresting the llttl* stream, tut the
gttrxly got up every time and aeemed
more determined to reach hi* assailant
Joel**** r..:.tl.|.-n-.-- waa aover.Iy
ahakort, and ho wot.'li have been glsd to
retreat, but It tat Impossible to gel out
of lho ravin, nub any celerity. Un
had to fight it out right there. Ue
eould soo the ragged wounds made by
hla ballet* la tbe bear's chost aod
(boulder*, and ho knew tbat any one of
thom onght to kill an ordinary aolmal.
Ue said 11 Jast broke bis heart to sen
ihetgrluly pull hlmtelf together and
eome on ln the face of (ueh a fire, and
bttelt vory dul.ious sbout thc result of
the scrimmage. itut aa tbe bear
reached up lo climb the ledgo upon
which ha was (landing Jack put aa ex*
..Italic bullet through bl* eye aad
aeramblotl bit brain*, aad the bear
rolled to the hollon of the gorge. Jaok
aat down on a rock aad bad a good
trembling spoil sll hy himself.
All aid Callfnralan* knowCbarle* Mr-
Kteraao.of Santa Clara County, taratlla-r*
ly railed Mountain Charlie, who Is now a
wall-to-do lumber dealer. Twenty-five
year* ago Cba. 11- trlrd ko fight a gristly
with a knifo in lha 8*ata Cms mount
alns. Thtt'.o were thtt* day* of mutilt*
loader*, and titer tiring hi* one (hot
into the l*-ar Mi Kim. n had to drop
hla gun and either climb a tree or fight
It nut with l.i, I.I* hunting knlle. lie
took el.ane.-i _ Ilh tho knife. The gristly broke hi. shoulder til teat the
kalfe Hying st tbe flr*.t natal, and boliig
la hi* drath nrenv he did not stop at
that, l.ul eon'.lulled to tear snd eru.lt
the prostrate man. Ile ror-n-.'lrd Mc-
Klerntnt (rm. tore lire flesh frem his
tiJft aad flit ■ I I'lv bead ta hit jaws
rrohhed the tiootsl boa* to *-i linler-
tnl totv) oat an rye.
tl i.,.,, MoKIp rutu war* found the grl»-
*ly wta lying Cvr-d at bit tlda wllh a
ballot through hi* heart sl.-I.l. rnsn's
recovery from 111* tetrlble tnjuilr* wa*
-/** m-\ ^jkjjtfa
Mugh and Iho doctor* managr* to savt
him.
One nlgbt a notorious old tattlc-thlef
of a grlsxly called at Uoward'a ranch to
get aoaie beef, and cllmlied Into the
corral near tho house. Thn only beef
In the corral that night wa*on the bone*
of a tough and ugly old bull, .ml t* (oon
as thc bear dropped to Iho ground from
tbe f..n..- bo got trio trouble. The bull
waa (polling for a fight, ana he promptly charged the bear, atriking blm amid*
(hips snd bowling him over In the mud
bofore bo know what was coming. Howard was arutitcd by tbe dltturbance and
went out lu Investigate. Ue saw two
huge hulks charging arouad In the corral. Imaging up against th* sides and
making tho dirt fly ln all directions,
and ho heard thn angry bellowing of tho
old bull and tho hosmo growls of the
boar. They wem having i. Joyous tlmo
all by themtolve*. tnd Howard decided
to let them fight It cut in Ihelr own way
without any Interference. Heturnlng lo
the cabin be aald to hla ton Jesse and
an Indian who workod for him:
"It's that cusaed old grlrsly having a
racket with the bull, but I reckon the
bull I* old eno'.-l. to tako care of blm-
•elf. We'll bar the door tnd let 'em go
It"
So they Iptrre-I Iho door and listened
to the sounds of the tattle. It didn't
take the bear long to make up hit mind
Ibat bn didn't want any beef for supper.
Tba bull waa toush, anyway, and ho
would rather get a light lunch In tho
cabin. There wat a great scratching
and M-ratuhllng a* the boar began otlmb-
Ing out ol the corral. Then there aat
a roar and a rush, a heavy thud aa the
bull struck the grlssly't rear elevation,
a growl of pain and turprlso and tho
fall •( half a ton of hear on lbe ground
ouUlde ot the corral.
"The old bull ha* spoiled his appetite," chuckled Howard. "llo won't
oome fooling around tht* ranch again.
I'll bet he's the itoreat grlzxly that over
woro hair."
Tbo threo men ln tho cabin were en-
Joying tho triumph of tho bull, when
"langl"' ami. something (gainst the
door of tho cabin. It waa tho discomfited but not discouraged boar breaking
Into the cabin In search of provision*.
With two or tbree blows of Iris paw the
griasly smashed a bote In tbr door, bot
a* he poked bts Inquisitive nose In ho
met a volley from two rifles and a shotgun, lie waa not badly hurt except In
bla feellnga, which wero pained by tbo
inhospitable habit* of the Howard outfit, and be went away.
Jeff and bla *on followed the bear'*
trail tbe noxt day and caught up with
him In tbo butby canyon. Tho bear
waa about a hundred yarda above them
on the mountain aide, and when they
fired at him he eame down bill like tn
avalanche, breaking through tlio mania-
•HfSC*
rur. nr.iH -;*.. itiiKi! rr to . i.imii ma
l.r.iMjx.
oac ol lho n.,_,t remarkable surgical
ca~*» un r...-r.l. tnd he U-irt ghastly
marks of the encounter- lo ihls day,
Jobo -"*far|o», a leading rtu-*u of s»n
Bernardino, Is one ot the t.„ nitn »ho
have Uved to tell how It feels to be hit
by a gristly. A taw yetnt ago b» m*\ a
Urge bear m Ihn uiouatatna a*ar Fort
Tr-joa and thoi blm la the ahouldor.
Before b* could reload the bear rtthed
at htm and eafTt-d him oa th* bead, first
witb one paw tad then wllh the other.
Tba fint blow tore ott a part of 8«arl«*'
aealp aad the aeeoad (mat-bed bl* Jaw
aad knocked Um ead over end »*pwn
th* htlUtde. Setrles waa nearly tttn.se-
leaa whim he fell, bal be had a vagae
___i_.wl.-i.ta *>•» of be lag roUod over two
or three tltbos, and (tit th* bear'* hot
tsretU upon bl* faco befor* he loat hla
•anted entirely. The bear did blm no
mere Injury, evidently supposing him
«0 be dead, and when tfeerlea recovered
eaatcloutavti* h« managed to crawl to
hla hone, mount and ride him to the
l.leb-a rtnrli John Cuddy, wbo met
Mai at lite ranch, told me thai SearlM
wtt the wemt tiavd-up maa ht ever taw
.'it- tnd dida'l look a* though be
iu* i»o taw*, bul PS-Mr.-* wa*
HB I l.l.T III); IUUB'* MOT l.UI t nr UroX
U1S IA. 1.
nlla and (mashing down young trees
lika reed*. Ills lowered head offered
no ttlr mark, and only a chanco thot
might bave atopped blm. but tho
Uowarda did nut try any experiment*
of tbat kind. They dropped their rifle*
and climbed a tree. Tbe grluly
watched tbem for a thort time, but soon
gave It up a* a bad Job and disappeared
ln the brush.
Tbe Howards descended from Iho tree,
picked up their guns and decided to
have another shot at the bear 11 they
eould find blm. Tbey knew better than
to go Into tbe brush after btm, and for
•ome tlmo they hunted r-i.illou.l-, about
the edgvta. The grtxxly was in there,
but. aa he waa probably lying ln watt
for tbom, they did not dare lo Investi_
gate too cloaoly. Jeff weat lo the windward tide of the brush patch and aot fire
to Jt ln teveral placet and then rejoined
Jrate on tbe leeward aide to watch for
tha reappearance of the bear. The w*«.|
waa blowing fresh up tbo canyon ar.u,
tbe fire ran rapidly through tl. - dry
brush, maklnga thick tmokeaad *gi.*;*.
lu-i-e. When the grluly camo out ho
earn* suddenly and from an unexpected
quarter, and the two hunter* bsd Just
Ume enough to brisk for t tree tgaln
and clltnb uut of retch.
Tbla time lho boar tat dotoattho
f.itt of the tree antt watched them v.tth
mallelt.ua patience. 'I'hvjAani increased
trtl tbe fire spread on alnffies, tnd in
a fow momont* lt became uncomfortably
warm up the tree. Tbe bear kept the
tree between bimaelf tnd the fin- tnd
Halted for tho men to come dowa Jets
(ml Jeff cot a little protevtlun (rom tbo
beat t.y bugging the Ieo tide of tho
trunk, but il became evident that the
tree nun would bo tn abtsse, and unless
tbey Jumped and ran wltbln tbo next
two minute* tboy would bo roasted
They hoped tbat the grluly would
weaken flrtl, Imt he seemed to be in no
harry lo leave. When the flames began
orawllog up ihe treo and it)o heat became unendurahlo, Ihe elder Howard
(aid: .
"Jno, • bleb would yoa rather take,
ehanoes with grltxty or (Ire?**
"Well, dad. I think I'll cbanro thn
bear," replied Java covering his (are
with hla arm.
"All right When I nay lio.' jump
and run as .hough yoa wero arouling
through hell wltb a keg of • •r-.i, .
under your arm."
Thoy crawled oat along a limb,
awung by tholr hands for an insu.it and
a*, the word they dropped to Iho ground
within ten feel of the l*-ar and sprang
away at .'nl! speed. They hrokr rlgbt
through tho ring of fire, goitlag tholr
hair tinged and t.helr clothing scorched.
Tho bear atarted alter ihem, but the fire
stopped him, and while he wat finding
a way oat of Iho burning brush .lea* and
Jeff legged It over the bunted ground
down Iho mountain tide and plunged
lata the creek.—Allen Kally, la N. Y.
Herald. ; ■
Dt.a. .tnl* watt R.hl.,.
Almost all diamond* oomo from tho
Cape, few from llrttl). and practically
■ono (rom India. Among women
ditmondt and rubles are still tho favorite precious ttonet, rubles more tbtn
diamond* Just see tho difference In
flea between diamond* and ruble*.
•'Here It a ruby of four to (Ire ctrtit,"
my Informant continued, holding lt up.
"th* very perfection of color, a true
pigeon'* blood, lt I* marked *t«,«__
Saw, It would teke aa extraordinary
dltm.pud of tbit tlte aad tbapa to he
worth even ~B,50Q. In th* last (»»
yaar* etutrtl.lt tre becoming quite
popular, tr* ara tailing a goal many
at them." Diamond-cutting la tllll In
ita Infancy bar*, but. tn the course ol
tlmo, it will be a very large Industry.
11 la trun that labor 1* cheaper oa lb*
•ther(Id* ot thm Atlantic, but thi- U
offset br America's Improved metht£tt~-
by her 1 thor-tavlng ni -ehlutpy and har
splendid Intuailoaa.—N. V- _*.p_~ah-
WAGES AND TAXATION.
II-.w llnr .-l.lr.t | 'r p. t p- r 11,... Rob* t!».
Ftrmtr tad Ih* Mtchtnle.
Tbo rblladelpbla Pre** suggests ts
another namo for tho McKlnley bill:
"An Act to Prevent tbo Reduction of
the Wage* ot American Labor to an
Ruropotn llttia."
Wages arc used to buy necessary sup*
piles for tho family.
Now, wages tre to bo "protected" by
compelling wage-earners to pay more
for all they buy.
Whether a mtn workt ln tho factory
ar In the floldisdetermlnedby tbe price
of farm labor. The American mtnuftet-
orer bid. not tgtlnat tho Europetn
mtnufacturer, but against tho Amorlcan
farmer.
Why It lt that to-day, after thirty
yeart of a protective tariff, lt ls noces-
•try to go to Congress to get a law
passed to "Prevent tho Reduction ot
tbe Wage* of American Labor?"
What Influences aro at work reducing
wage* tn America?
Plainly the depression of agriculture.
Wben, tn America, agriculture pros-
pert, wagoa advance; when tt Ls depressed, wages in erery factory ln Iho
ltnd decline-
In 1K77, 1S78 tnd 1079 ftrm product*
oommtnded profluble prloet and tvory
section bad a "boom."
But in recent yoar* the tendency haa
been otherwise; tho chief agricultural
crop ba* been tht. crop of mortgage*.
with tbe reault that wage* havo declined
In all industrial centers, and strikes
bare multiplied.
Kow. we are to bave a "bill to prevent tho reduction of wages o( American
tabor to an European basts." How Is it
proposed to do thla? Simply by increasing taxation.
Hero ts an Illustration: A farmor
•end* aome early atrawbcrrlc* to his
elty merchant and tells him to send ln
exchange twelve doxen tin cans for
peaches, tomatoes, etc., etc. Horotoforo
Ihe Oorernmtnt would take for revenue
thirty-three per cent.; the farmer would
get nlno can* Instead of a dosen. Ho
finds thtt this Ux ht* been Increased to
fire, leaving only seven cans In a dozen,
or nevon dozen In agrosa.
It doot not matter what the farmer
atk* In exuhtnge for hit products, the
effect of the McKlnloy bill Is tbe samo.
It bo wants a suit of clothes, a carpet,
household utensils, farming Implements, knives, guns, fertiliser, sny
thing or every thing, ho finds that in
exchango (or bi* fruit* and vegetables,
for wheat or corn, for cotton or for cattle, by an increase of Uxatlon ho must
accept less or he must send more.
Thlt la tho way (arm wtges tre "increased." Under the Influtapce ot tbe
Uriff, agriculture hts delllnod, and
wtget ln tho (tctorlcs tnd mills havo
billowed. I...!xir has beon Imported
and is to-day Imported (reo of any tar,
and so between tho poorly-paid Immigrant and tho poorly-paid farmer, the
laborer In tho cities finds that hit wage*
and the wage* of the English laborers
approach every year nearer and nearer
to a level
Wagea como not from caplul; thoy
tome from the producU of labor. They
are highett when and whero production
1* highest per hand.
Any natural or artificial Impediment
to tbe blghoat production; any friction,
any taxation, any Urlff, lessens tho productive power ot labor and reduces IU
rewards. Taxation ls always an evil;
It la tolerable only when Imposed to
nleet tbe requirements ot the Government. When lmposod lo enrich the
rich, to add to tbe accumulation* of
the Po.ty Thieve*, lt Is tn outrtgo to
•vary person, tnd tn especial burden
upon American labor ln tbe field or tho
factory.
Deny it aa oar Republican friends
may. tho Urlff Is^a tax. — Louisville
Courier-Journal.
THE SURPLUS DUSTERS.
A Iip-rit.t la l-l.p p. of Ont Hundred Million, la tht Trp-ppt-irj.
When Graver Clnvelan 1 sent his famous tariff-ro(orm message to Congress
bo drow attention to tho (tet that the
oountry wa* cm fronted wltb "a condl*
tlon—not a theory." That condition
waa an overwhelming and growing surplus In the National treasury, duo to
over-taxation. Mr. Cleveland proposed
to reduce tbls surplus by relieving tho
poople (rom tbe burden o( unnecessary
taxation, and tbe DemocraU ln control
of tbe popular branch of Congret* responded to hi* demand by a bill which
auppllod ln small part the remedy
which he propoeod. Tbit measure—
the Mills bill—wa* defeated ln tbe
Senate under the control of tho Republican*.
It 1* only • Ilttlo moro than a yoar
since Grover Cleveland went out o(
office And now It ffc rcportod (rom
Washington that the ensuing year will
probably show a deficit of tlOQ.000,000
instead of a surplus of «100,000,000.
How bas tbls remarkahle cbtnge been
brought about? Not by reduction of
taxation, hectute tho Uxe* h*ve not
been reduced. Not by any increased
necessities ol the Government, (or ther*
has been no wtr nor great National
calamity demanding extraordinary expenditure*. Tbero ha* been no vast
scheme of National Improvemenu to
drain tbe treasury of IU resources.
What ls the explanation?
Tho process o( converting a huge surplus Into anappalllngdeficlt within two
years htt been clearly* outlined by tho
legislation which ht* been passed and
wblch ls (urtber projected by tho present Congress. Tlio estimates are mtde
on tbo basis of tho extravagant appropriations wblcb are outlined and the
projected changes ln tho revenue system. With thc exception ot occasional
objections to tome meritorious bill (ur
a public building, there has been a uniform disposition to swell tho appropriations ln every posslblo direction. Tbe
plan has been seriously contemplated to
absorb all possible turplus revenues by
voting dependent peiuions. service pensions, back pensions and pension* under
various designations. If the pension
raidt do not suffice to get rid ot the revenues, then lt I* hoped tho McKlnley
bill will do tbe busines*— not by reducing Uxatlon. but by Increasing it lo
tucb an extent as to prohibit certain
Importations and transferrin/ the Uxet
heretofore paid to the Governmenl Into
tb* pockets o( private individuals and
corporation* paid in the (orm of bounties.
Wblcb Is the better plan (or getting
rid of lho surplus—the Clovoland plan
of reducing unnecessary uxes or the
pending plan tor Increasing appropriations and also increasing taxation on
Imports toa prohibitory figure? That
wlll be the question for the people to
decide.—Kanaaa City Star.
POOR OLD MORTON.
Tht •H-fl're.ltttat I. V.ry I>tt»in_-S Hal
IP......'. Kaow Ih. Mala..
Vice-President Morion Is a very fine
old gentleman and gifted ln many rc-
(peclt. He it a diplomat o( rarequal-
tue* and 1 nover taw another who could
wear a wig with bolter grace, liul
there it one thing he can not do. Ue
can not learn tho rules o( tho Senate
Ue preside wllh dignity. In fact lends
aa mucb dignity lo tbe position at toy
maa who ha* ever occupied the chair,
bat he haa to bn prompted at nearly
every *Uge of the prort'edlng*. Edmund* 1* chief prompter* Ingalls **-
tlttant prompter and Pry toroetimes
tela at tub-utlsuni. Edmund* oe.-u-
pic* the tront neat tlmtxst under tbe
eyebtp.v.s of tho presiding oltlcer. tnd
constanthjtat't.p. on the vt«t<:h to ve
thai Mr- Morton mtkos no Uuu-l.-r-*
Whon some motion Is made or a preliminary question asked, tho Vice-
President, ln a hesitating tort ot wty.
begins to stato tho ratn a* nearly a* l.n
can gel at it. all the tlmo watching tho
(*co el the distinguished Senttor (rom
Vermont (or signs n( approval or correction. If tho Vermont s»go nods his
lrt.il tho Vloe-Pnaldeat, wilh a firmer
eonfldenco, proceeds to sUlo lho
quostion. A look of dlsapprortt wlll at
onco bring tho \'i..■■President to a
*Und*till, and tbon Mr. Edmund* with
the least suspicion of a twinkle under
bl* eyebrow*, will rlso and stale, a* 1(
ln argument or suggestion to the ehalr,
whtt will be the proper tUlotnent
o( tho caae. The Vieo-Presl-
dent Immediately reproduce* thlt
ltngutge »Ifli grtphophonlc accuracy.
Sometimes Mr. Morton got* the Impression that ho knows enough about the
rulet to Uko etre o( this busines* (ot
himself. Tben bo tlmost Invtrltbly
(tils Into error. When hn puU himself
to this position, Mr. Edmunds tnd Mr.
Ingallt tppear in a quiot sort of way to
enjoy tha situation. Sometimes the ono
and sometime* tho olher will get up,
and In parliamentary language, and
mannor of extreme suavity, glvo tho
presiding officer a lecturo on parliamentary usage. Some o( thete discourses
are extremely amnalng (rom tholr at-
sumption of dignity and sorloutness
whll* dealing with tho most trivial
pontt o( parllamonUry order, which to
tbe Vice-President is tt perplexing as
the old IS puitle. It ts understood to
be a very tore point with Mr. Morton
tbat ho baa constantly to be coached by
thet* two gentlomcn; but he ctn not
help hlmsell, (or overy tlmo ho mtkes
a declaration of Independence he gets
into trouble, and ha* to (Und the doll,
cate Irony of tho Senator from Vermont.
—N. Y. Commercial.Advertiser..
CLARKSONS WRATH.
Tht law* (fpelLmaa Talk. Too Much for
111. own Ootid.
Mr. J. S. Clarkson, tho First AstlsUnt
I'oa'.mxster-Genoral. U a wondorful
man. He bas been cutting off the beads
ot Democratic postmaster* until ho is
tiredo( the work, and now ho is delivering political lectures at tho North by
way o( varloty. Ho I* not only wonder-
(ul, but great A (ow yoars ago, whilo
ho wa* odltor of tho Iowa SUto Register, ho printed in hi* editorial columns
a sUtoment to tho effect that when the
great "aUr-shower" occurred tn 1833
the Idling (Ur* could bo beard rattling
on tbe leave* of tho trees.
This sort o( thing Is characteristic ot
Oarkson. llo has now quit telling
about tho sure tn order to tell soma
wondorful stories about the South. The
sUr-story wa* merely an Innocent lie,
but tho lies about the South are told ln
order to help tho Republican party.
These political Hos are patent enough
to every body except tho deluded people
who sit and UsU-n to him, and a good
many o( thoso must recognise tho most
of Clarkson'* statements to be lies 11
tbey read the newspaper*. HI* complaint ls thtt Republican* tro not allowed to hold offioo In th* South, and
yet there ts hardly a county ln any part
of the South where Republicans are not
holding offioo.
Aa (or the nogroes. It la natural that
tholr appointment a* postmaster* ln
communities whore there tro plenty of
white Itepubllcan.* should causo irritation; but do tho Southern peoplo pre*
veal the negro (rom holding office atthe
North? Has the Southern bulldozer terrorised tbn President and Mr. Clarkson
to such an extent that tboy aro afraid
to appoint ncgroea to office In the
North? If not, wby havo no negroes
been appointed lo office in tho North?
These are very Interesting question*.
Tbe President and Mr. Clarkson htve
not hesitated to appoint negro postmasters In tbe South, where tbey knew tbat
such appolntmenU are likely to cause
IrriUtlon; but why have tbey hesluted
•ji appoint negro postmasters at tbe
North? Aro tho Northern negroes unflt
lo hold office? Would tho white poople
protest against such appointments?
There aro a great many negroes in Iowa
—Mr. Clarkson** SUto—tnd many of
them tro sttd to be well educated; but
how many neero officials tre thero in
Iowa? In tho whole State hat Mr. Clarkson appointed ono negro postmaster?
It would seem (rom this that tbe gty
bulldozer has entrusted his bulldozing
operations to tho present Administration.—AtlanU Constitution.
DRIFT OF OPINION.
Tho McKlnley bill ought to be
entitled t bill (or a perpetual pentlon to
tbe order of manufacturers. ~ Inditn-
apolla News.
(Juty wlll order tbo Administration to disband beforo be will consent
to too the Now York World (or libel.—
Atlanta Constitution.
—It tt wonderlul how quiet Mr. Harrison koep* about the Quay matter.
Perhap*, howovor, he Is preparing a
eard for publication.—AtlanU Constitution.
Tho negro will nover amount to
any thing so long as he ls treated aa
'tho ward of the Nation," and it la encouraging Ui And that he is beginning
to undersUnd this.—N. Y. Evening
Paat
Sumway—Whom did tho Pretldent metn when ho tpoko of "tried and
true Kepubllcana?" Stagger* — Nol
Quay and Dudley, anyhow; tboy haven't
been tried yet—Lifo.
The report that Illaine will not
again try (or the lYestdency. *put will
bo satisfied to closo hts career a* Senator (rom Maine, Indicates that the
Malno man'* weather oyo la aa good as
ever. The chance for a Republican successor to Harrison Is exceedingly slim.
—St, I-..Us I'oat- DUpa tcb.
—On tbo whole, wo think wo entertain moro rt-sj-o.-t lor a Congressman
wbo sincerely believes in high protective duties, and votej every time to
sustain them, than wn have (or Uie
•Congressman who mtkos flne speeches
in (tvor o( Uriff reform and then votes
tho other way. under the lash of tbe
party whip.—Iloston Herald.
Some ol the Republican papers
are trying to resist the Impression produced by Clarkton'* speeches regarding
the remarkable decline of tho Republican preis by declaring thtt hit state,
menu tro much oxtggertted. Itut
Clarkton told nothing but tho truth,
tnd that bo bellevot what ho taya Is
teen in tho ftct that bo ha* disposed o(
bis own nowtpapor property. —Chicago
Herald.
A Union soldier named Herb*-.
wt* uken prisoner tnd joined the Con-
federate army. When he wa* reeapt-
lured ho swore lhat ho took arms
tgainsi hi* country because ho wlthed
lo bt. released (rom prison. Ile thould
bave been thot (or desertion, but he wat
not. His widow uked a pension, and
Congress gavo It to her. Harrison permitted Iho bill to ties-time a law. What
do Honorable l'nion veteran* thtnk of
tbU as a specimen of pension legislation, indorsed by the Pre»ident?—Albany Argus.
——It appears upoa tho showing o(
*.!.>» representative lb.publican. Clarkson, baaed upon t-arolully complied
statistics, that tho Democratic party la
pre-eminently the reading, thinking,
ami. therefore, tho Intelligent party o(
the country. Undoubtedly. .Mr. Clarkson lt correct, and ll 1* also true, on tho
oilier hand, Ibat tho moro tho people
■.■:.ep-.ll t r. »>l and think, and ttudy lhe
onm-iplo* tnd purpose! of lho two
frr.it p r.•..•-. thtt »troeg-rf. relatively.
-h-p Dr-t.'.-'ratj,- party •V'-romcs.—Coti
-oid ,.*.. 11.) IN-opU an i I'au lot
PITH ANU POINT.
— A genius mny distance a dolt and
yet only win by a hettl. — Yonker* (is-
elte.
—Seraiehtag doe* not bring out or lm-
prove the 1 •■.»..'.y that I* *kin deep.—N.
ll. Picayune.
—Tlio greater tho man tlio moro re-
lentl_*. the (ury with which tho people
pummel lilm v.b-n ho (alls. —Atchison
Glob...
-It ls no small rommendatlon to
msntgo a Ilttlo well, llo is a gocrf
wagoner that can turn In a littlo room.
— Itlshop Hall.
— Men whoso opinion* barn the weak-
ott foundations are least opon to conviction. Swampy land Is nol llablo to
e.irlhquakes.—Cbrlslian tt Work.
— Health I* cmugiou*. a* well as
disease; courage, a* woll a* cowardice;
genero-tity, a* well ** meanne**; nobleness o( action tnd o( nature, at woll ts
jealousy tnd nitlico.
— I'lillaiithropl-U who are iaderuk-
lng to reform the world, should first try
their band at curing a neighbor <•( »a*
o( his fault*.—Light.
—llo ouly U old who ha* suffered his
energies to waste away and th* spring
.-! life Up become motionless, on whoso
hand* tho bonr* drag hotvlly tnd to
wbom t.i thing* wear tbo garbot gloom.
—Thousand* o( pooplo think they
_ III tlo tbl* and that good thing after a
timo. which, however, they M! to accomplish. Procrastination I* a (aul loo
to success.—United I*rvsbyteritn.
—Thn weakest point In your chtrto-
ter determines your moral sulu*. Tho
highest reach o( your aspiration Indicate* your possible attainment. Ito not
deceived on the ono hand; tie nol discouraged on tho other.—Selected.
— llo who knows lhat powor ls Inborn,
tbat ho ls weak becauso he ha* looked
(or good out o( himself and elsowhere,
and. ho pcrcolvlng. throw* htmselt unhesitatingly on hi* thought. Instantly
right* hlmsolf, sUnd* In the erect ■position, commands his limb*, works miracle*. ju*t a* a man who stand* on hi*
(eet lt stronger than t man who tUnd*
on bis head.—N. Y. Ip-dger.
— Many Idea* grow better when trtnt-
pltntcd into tnolher mind than in the
one whero thcy sprang up. That which
wa* a weed ln one Intelligence become*
a fiowor In lho other.and a flowor.agatn.
dwindles down to a mere weed by tho
same chtfnge. Healthy growths mty
become poisonous by (ailing upon tbo
wrong menUl soil, and what teemed a
night-shade ln one mind may unfold a*
t morning-glory In the othor.—Woman's
Journal.
STANLEY'S CARAVAN.
A Cat Imlle MLilon.rr Clm a Ten l'1-i.r.
of 111. Moll./ !'p... p ... ....
lt was a curious and motley caravan,
this ot Mr. SUnloy's. wrote Fathor
Schynse, an eminent missionary, wbo
accompanied ll to tht. coa*t, with luslx
hundred souls. Including elements so
vtriout as a Jow of Tunis, an apothecary nf Wad. I.ii. a Greek chapman,
Egyptian officer*. Coptic scribe*. Soudanese soldier*, slaves, women and children, Emln l'asha, with bis spectacle*.
and Mr. Stanley, with his revolver and
his plpo. and a miscellaneous riff-raff nf
all tho African and European nationalities. English, Amorlcan*, Oreeks and
Turk*, all marching coastward un*
der the red flag and ere-sccnt
o( Islam wblch Mr. Stanley
I.a I carried beforo hlm. There was
great pushing and struggling of all thlt
iiilacollaneoui mas* at la. .by part* of
tho road whero It got mlxod up with
the herd ct eighty cattlo wblch Mr.
Stanley bad •■IKled."* anl t ( which Hia
drover* were "commanded by a black
Soudano*o Captain, handsome and
strongly built"
Father Schynto wa* by no meant
blind lo the weak point* ln tho character nf Emln Pasha, bul be was quick tc
nolo and record tbn salient traits in
that of his re.-cner. For example the
Chief of Mubalalt would nut resl content with thc tribute that was offered,
and recolvted (rom Mr. Sttnley lor answer: "Kyou do not want ll send it
back; I and my pooplo are ready." al
thn tame time pointing lo his piled
muskvi*.
Again, on October .10. three of bit
rifle* had been stolen, wblch mado Mr.
Stanley rise in t very bad temper.
•Had I not so many women, tnd tick
ones." tald Stanley, "I would not heel-
Uto a moment to mtke tbo Wtgogo pay
dearly (or the gun*. I thould light Ihem
straight." "And," adds Father Schynse,
'I quito believe him."'
In contrast lo lhcs> stern (eature* ln
lho character o( Mr. Stanley, Father
Schynse allude* lo some ot lbo soft and
self-denying qualities ul Emin. Onre
lho r_ri,li.-t wa* ailing and the German
prU'bt* offoretl him pome o( their sacramental wine. Itut bo brought ll back
i . them, asking tbem to keep lt till ho
camo sgain for It.
An opportunity soon occurred. It was
at Mpwtpwa, tho flrsl German ttttlon
ol Major Wlssmtnn. whoae officer* were
suffering (rom dysentery tnd other
thing*. Ono etenln?a* Pettier Schyn.-t
lay awtke In bet! ho hetrd aome one
eoint- tnd call blm by ntu.e. It wa* the
Pasha, who explained thai Lieutenant
von Modem wts very itoorty. tnd lhat
ho htd como on bl* account to bog (or
the I...!'.!*- o( man* wine which he had
formerly declines!. — 1'ari* Figaro.
BISMARCK'S FORTUNE.
A I rent-It i ...... ,-r of Ih. S:t-Cli tarvlnr't
Aaltatl In...>..r.
lti~.irin.rt-k refused tho title of Duke on
tbe ground thtt bis Income was not su(-
fie lent tti enable him lo support lho bur-
derm which the thing would bring upon
him; but, in reality, ho rvfosod b**t*~tu-pC
bo could nol very well accept an bonoi
whlrli i.tight look llko a romprnsation
for hi* removal. We bavo tbe most
trustworthy inform nil ttn to provo lhat
lho (..rlune o( ltiimarrk al the present
moment may tie t-tilmatrd at more than
v.. . .•■'! income, llo it one of tbe
large.t landed proprietor* In I'rutsi*.
lit-on nst brewery, a |ai-cr (actory, t
!-aw*nii!l an-1 distilleries. Ho was alwayt prom! to say that every thing
thru was consumed In his houso was the
product ot his own properly. The dot*,
lions given to blm on tcvernl oreationt
(...-mod '.lit grettor portion ot hi* fortune. Ill* property al Varxtl wa* pur-
cha**-d by him in Itvuk, alio! tbe war
with Austria, with the «:'.s ..».«*) wblch
were then presented to him. Alter the
war nf ldtl Emperor WillUm took out
of the indemnity milliards S.SO0.mo (or
M. de liitiuarck. and this sum served to
Durcbnso ihe great domain of Freder*
iil.sruhe. This latter cattlo ia remark-
ablo for lu simplicity. Thore are soma
portion* ol it that ar* tlmply whitewashed, tnd without tny omtmenU-
lion win to ter. Up lo lms llttmarck
was obliged tn live rather modestly, and,
as hi. hirustif .id.nits, ho did not resist
tbe temptation n( gambling, ln tbe bop*
Ibat chance would (tvor blm. The ta-
her.lance of hit (tther bettered bbs pecuniary situation and brought him th*
property of Schoenbauaen, aad It waa
ahortly alter tbat when ha married Johanna von Puttkamer.
For aome lime llismarck's charity
was ratrerly solicited, bul lh* old Chtn-
eelor was alway* economical, and ha
rarely responded to appeals (or aid. A
tow yeara ago be caused to ba In writs!
in tbe paper* a singular advertisement
declaring that It waa useless to atk him
tor aatlstancc.—Courier tax KlaU
Data.
SINGLE TAX DEPARTMENT.
SINGLE TAX IN ARKANSAS.
II.. Ilp.rlri'.r Hew I" III* moa.e. of tha
. . ,!■ In That Stattfc
Tho propagation o( single lax Ideas In
the State of Arkanna* Is necessarily
tlow. (or the doctrine I* new to lho mas*
o( our pooplo and tbo most liberal
mtnds, whon tbo Idea I* first presented
to them, r- l.-l tnd repudiato il, and
something llko tho following colloquy
ensues:
"What," ho stys, "tro you going to
take the taxes off A. tho banker, who lt
worth t million o( dollars In money, and
Ut him contribute nothing toward lho
tupport o( the government?"
"Exactly so." ,
"Off It's Improvements, conslstingol a
building worth $10,000, and Id tbom
go untaxed?"
"To bo sure."
"And off the good* o( C, the great merchant, whoso tnnual sales smount to
more thtn a million dollars?"
"That"* jnst wbat wo Intend."
"Then how aro you going to snpport
the government?"
"Tako hy way o( taxation tho rental
value of til lands Improved or unlm*
proved, whorovar situated, and ihus remove tbe fetters (rum human Industry."
"Well, It I* manliest the tools continue to multiply In thc land."
"Uut, my 'fiend, lot me ask yoa a
question or t*.*o How mucb tax does A,
tbo banker, pay on his million o( dollars,
or R on his forty thousand dollar building, or C on bit million of merchandise
sold?"
"I ctn not say; o( course, ho pays his
regular rates, his equal proportion with
til othor raBerty."
"Well. I TOui tell you Just what each
tnd all o( them pay. They pay Just
nothing al all, but mako a profit ln their
butlne** by tbit taxation."
"Wby, what do you mean? I do not
understand yon."
"A, the btnker, add t tho taxes to his
fees, percentage and emoluments, and
tho customer pays lt and adds lt to his
charge (tflnbo ncrvice* or productions o(
hi* own Qado, profession or business,
and tho consumer finally ptys it- 11, the
owner of lbo improvement, tdds lbe
taxes upon his StdOOO to tho rent, the
renter adds It lo tho prlco ol his merchandise or manufactured product*,
and tbe consumer pay* it. C. tho mer-
ebant, tddt the taxes he pay* to the
price t.f hi* good, tnd tho consumor
pay* it; and so with every otber industrial operation- Tho farmer must get a
price from tho consumer for his wheat,
rye, oat*, cotton, stock, vegetable* and
fruit sufficient to cover all cost* and expenses of tholr production, including all
taxes, or ho must ultimately (alt and
break up Thero ls not a producer o(
any thing that entors Into lhe supply ot
human wants but must have a price for
tbe article produced whlcli will cov.r
the cost of production and all taxos on
production, and lho consumer must pay
it Tbls U a tundamtntal law of all
production, ail Industry, all business.
But more than this, tho consumer pays
to all iho Industrial classes referred tn a
profit on alt the taxes so tdvanccd; to
you see that all the taxation under the
pretent tystom resta upon the consumor.
Thero ls no class oxcept tbo laborer (or
hlra that does not shllt til the Uxes tt
ptys on to the consumer.
"Now, who are tbe consumers?" Tbey
are the people of all cla**«s, rich and
poor. Uut the poor man consume* as
mucb ts the rich mtn, and therefore
pays as much Uxes to support the Government. For It takes ts much food to
feed a poor man at a rich ono: a* much
clothing and fuel to keep him warm: a*
mucb medicine to core him when* sick;
at much whisky to mako him drunk.
Ills (are on th* railroad and bis tickets
to the theater cost tbo same. So you
soo, my (rlend, the uxe* by which Government ls supported nnder the present
system Is essentially a per capita tax,
all wealth, all property, except tbe
small amount that belongs to the Industrial classes—tho laborer for hire—
classes who live by their personal services, ls practically exempt (rom taxation.
"Now, these classes embrace aboat
tour-fl(ttis o( the people- Do you think
a system which Imposes four-fifths of
the burdens o( society upon tho poor because the poor constitute four-fifths of
tbe population. Is an honest or just
system? Is a aystem just which compels a poor widow with five children to
pay more toward tbo support ot covern-
ment than tho miser with his millions?
"Ilut, my (riend, this is not tho worst
of it. Don't vou seo that under the
power given by land laws tc capitalist* to convert tbrlr capital Into
lands without limit til the best soils,
tbe best tlmtiered lands tnd all mining
ltnds tre being bought np hy capitalist*
tnd beld out of use, tnd lbe rising generation, fnur-MIths of whom bogan lifo
with nothing but thetr two hand* and
Ihelr brain* with wblch lo mako a living, are driven to tbe swamp*, the
mountains and the most worthless, desolate tnd remoto parts o( earth for
opportunities upon which to employ
thetr physical and mental powers
In tho struggle o( lt(e; are driven,
moreover, Into tho groat cities antl
centers ol wealth to obtain employ-
ment by biro to the rich for wages
where, on acs-ounl of the competition of
numbers, thousands must (til to get positions and ..! necessity becomo Idle
tramps and t~-ggar_. And, what is
wor»o. want, aggravated by the display
if million* t.f wealth ln tbe bands of lb*
(ew, sufficient to supply all human
need*, tako* away the spirit and pride of
the masses, tnd Ibey become desperate,
while great capitalist* itke adtrinttge
of tbelr necessltle* in all Iho Industries
to build tip great fortunes upon their labor at starvation wages.
"If you see this, do you not soo that It
I* through this destitute tml htpltss
condition that they become degraded
and commit crimes for which lhey tre
paalshed by tbo law*, when tbo real
parlies deserving thn punishment arc
the land holders—lbe greal monopoly
created by a romh!nation batwaaa capp
Hal ard landlordism?
"Now, t word more as to lho remedy
again--, these evils which, if permit!. •!
lo go on, musl nccettarily wreck our
whole political system. Tl.e remtsly Is
to pul a slop to tht.conversion of capital
Into land. Thl* I* the very open flood
gat* through which the masses ot mankind are overwhelmed wltb Mattalion
and misery. Capital l.n* no principlo or
sentiment but the grer-J art gain. It
seek* Investment wheretor llcrtn gratify tbls greet! Hy the powor to invest
In lands It becomes segrrgate.1 from
labor a* a (actor ..( production and an
enemy lo lho lalporer. _Tak« away tl.i,
source o( investment ami ll tr easy
enough to seo lliat there rmitd be nc.
other vtiirft- or lit'ld ol intest.oent_no
other mean* ot making gain lo capital
but In .-otinecti.n wilb lata*-,
"Capital and later would bo rementtsl
and unlit*! in in!tic~tl. which is exactly
whtt nature designed. I'.vpital of itself
could prod ucr nothing, and iulpor could
prt-.li.ei.> little without csplul. Anion
in c.jr.jiiiirtlitr-. with binds (reo. capital
an.l lal-or to..1.1 bate a clear fir Id aa !
Ihelr unitcti production* would inure to '
the benefit of til. There would Iss no
millionaires on tbe one hand and no in- I
duttritl tla.ery on Ihe other—nodevii- J
lotion."
"Uut,* say* mv friend, "bow doyou 1
propose to p..i n slop m lbo conversion I
al capital I,.r.l..''
"i-. lilt- si..-.'--» int. I., \ ....;:..:..* but I
land valuo*. I •*•. Uke tbe rental vain*
of land tnd lot* and support th* government with It; repotting til other taxe*
of every kind upon tbo producU of Industry wblch tro, as I have uld, all
paid by tbe consumers."
"Ilut." says my (rlend. "bow does tbl*
stop buying and oanlng land?"
"Ity taking thu rental valuo the gov*
eminent take* just what proflt capital
can mako by such Investments, and you
may be sure capitalists will never
put thoir money where ll can make no
gain."
"Wbat then?"
"Why land, tho natural opportunities
o( labor, woutd practically cease to bo
considered a* wealth. No gain to capital or labor In connection with lands
could accrue except In their development, culture—uio. Tho owner would
lie compelled to put his land* to use or
translor Ihem to some who would.
Hut land*—God'* oarth can not bo put
to use; can not bn Improved; can not be
mado to produce for tho supply o( bo-
man wants except by tho application or
ltl-or, and this would put labor on top
a* tl ought to ba It would placo labor
In tho lead a* a factor o( production
with capital as IU adjunct. Hut tbo
two acting ln concert, with all natural
opportunities thrown open, tbo production of wealth would Increase at a rate
novor boforo known.
"It could not possibly bo otherwise
unless the aggregate productive power
of a country can accomplish more when
shackled wllh monopolies and restrictions than wben left (roe and In possession of all such natural opportunities."
"Well," said my (rlend. "your theory
has somo plausibility, but can nover h-t
put Into practice."
A week afterward a alnglo tax friend
calls and says: "I hare Just had an Interview with Mr. So-and-so. and he says
he will bo dog If ho doesn't think there
Is somo thing In this single ux business."—Sol. F. Citric Little Rock, Ark.
RHObE~ISLAND. . g^
Tttklnt of Iba Mud* Tt* lo ip-r.ltilit.
Halt*. *
S.T., Providence.—Tbe slngtMMhaa
reared lu head In our SUte Legislature.
Thcro is a bill pending In that body to
create a pormanent board of State valuation. It wt* being dl*ca»*ed the otbor
day, and tbo section was beforo tho
house. It is at follows;
"Said bosrd shall,continuing tho work
of and following the plan established by
*atd committee, prepare a revaluation
o( til tbe ratable property ol tho teveral towns and cities of the State, and
sball report tlio same to the general
treasurer on or before lbo Itt day of
February, A. I) . ItOl; the same to be
used by him as the basis for tho apportionment oi tho State tax among said
towns and cities."
Senator Garvin moved that the following words be added to tbe section:
"Provided tbat said board shall report
a separate valuation of all tbo land, exclusive o( Improvemenu o( the several
towns and cities ol tho State."
To this amendment Senator Garvin
spoke, "oxpoundlng."- says tbe Providence Telegram, "thc single tax theories of Henry George."
Now was tho tlmo, said tho Senator,
to consider tho Important matter of taxation. A radical reform was needed,
and sbould bo bail In vlow in tho creation ol a board of Stato valuation.
Somo Senators were desirous of making
greater efforts lo find and tax pontoaal
property: but In tho opinion of the
speaker fewer rather thtn more things
should bo subjoct to atteument. Ile dl
vidod taxable property Into threo distinct classes: first. Intangible personal
properly; secondly, tangible personal
property and lmprovemcnl-s upon land,
and, thirdly, the land, excluslre of all
Improvemenu whaUoevor. Tbo flrat
class, ho said, should be exempt (rom
taxation. It for no other reason, because
the assessment o( auch property was the
merest guess work and utterly un fair,
Tbo second class. Including all tbo
producU t.f labor, should also be ex-
erupted (rom direct taxation, because the
payment o( such taxes (all finally npon
tho consumer, and most heavily upon tbe
poor.
Tbo third class, comprising tbe bare
land, ought to bear the entire weight of
taxation, as levied for Stato and municipal purposes. Such a tax could bo assessed wltb accuracy and w-oaM not fall
npon tho poor. Tbo Senator rartber argued that the (arming lands of the
State wero overvalued, and that the
(armor** taxes should and would be
lessened by tho reform bo was {locating. ^
As indirect benefits of tbo tingle tax.
tbo speaker specified tho abolition ot
speculation In land, tbo cheapening of
land to such a degree as to give homes
to our now almost homeless people-and.
finally, an increased return to capital
invested in manufacturing. In conclusion, Ihe speaker said It would be
very easy to Inaugurate a reform in
wblch bitter antagonism between capitalist and laborer would be engendered.
Tho single tax, however, wat In tho Interett nl botb capital and labor. Its
good effects would lm so (ar reaching
for good as lo mtko unneccs-stry many
of tho minor reforms, restrictive In tholr
ehar.vt.-r. which bad elsewhere been
sought through leglslalion-
•\t the conclusion of his speech Senator Garvin answered question* propounded by Senator* Richmond and
Church.
Of course Senator Garvin's amendment was lost; but the Senator's speech
ha* attracted general attention, and people are now talking aboul -.he tingle tax
who never heard o( It before*.
TAXATibtTlt. HpTdTana.
An mppsemek to th. tinsri. Tat in r>*n«-
rllle.
Kvansviiie. Ind.—We are getting ta
single tax work here In great shape. Oar
aatoelatlon presented a petition to the
city council last Monday night. May 1,
asking them "not to grant any Iran-
chlse, rlghl o( way. or special privilege
of any kind to any Individual or corporation without reasonable and jutt annual compensation therefor, paid Into
the public treasury." Tlie petition was
printed In our four dally pijpt rs Tbt
Tribune and Courier mado favorablo ed
itorlal comment*, tho former being es
pecially strong and closing thus:
Tin re is something wrong In all Ihls
{the present system of laxatlun], and
tho ftingle tax mon seem to begetting
cloae to the milk lntheci.s-oan.it. II
they will tap tome o( thoee rusty old
cocoanut* the.v wlll gain llie thank* ol
tho entire community, tnd If they get
any milk out o( Ibem lhey will be the
flrsl who ever succeeded in so doing.
We h.no succeeded tn hating tlio coal
of street improvemt-ut.* assessed against
tho owner* of abutlng properly, and a
street ear ordinance, which contemplated giving a company certain right* to
the public Mreet* without rompen-sa-
tion. ha* been dofoatnl. and the quettlon ot tho taxation o( vacant tuts ia being ilisen.-w-sl eterywhere. Wo are all
righi. 1'n tun.* G. Hi:ixarr.
— A ponn-ous arhool Inspector, in addressing th-. ••advanced clav*" of a
xt-liool, <ald: "Seho'.ar*, I bave an im-
prp-s.nn and. by iht> aay, what is aa
impression-.'-- "A tlenl In a soft spot,"
answered uco of tho pupils; ul which
tl.e leru'ht-r exclaimed: •Vonto, coma
childfen. no prr*oual remark*," and tha
p~.in|httis in^ppcs'ttir sal down
— lttllrb". In I you tell Mr. Gore that
his bill h.nl 1* cu running for a long
lime? ler . r... Ve*. .ir. liutcber
Wbal tii! _* * Colli. :■., -lloi.LJ:
•*lt?tlUl..l.i a I. .;*. _.li« *
THE WOMAN'S COLUMN
NO SHOW FOR WOMAN.
Xv.n tht In., -t. of th. Air Ara Co-..i.t.
t-rr.1 Ret Woman Ar* Ignnrot.
The Massachusetts Legislature baa
bsd a variety of subjocu before it Th*
women of tho State, writes Lucy Stone,
Ip Womtn't Journal, tent up five petitions. Gne atked (or a law to secure to
women their right to voto ln tbo cities
and towns wbere ihey live, where all
their InteresU are tnd where lhey pty
their Uxe*. But tbit petition wat ro-
(used. Another atked that a married
mother may bave tbe same legal rlgbt
to ber child tbat lu lather hat, so tbat
neither ean dispose of tbe custody ot
the child without the consent of th*
other. Itut thU petition wa* refused.
A third petition asked for an amendment to the Itw of contract, so tbat if a
bu-sl.an lor wlfo borrows money o( tba
other, the note or promise to pay (hall
bo legally vtltd. But thlt petition was
retused. Tlie women also asked (or a
law to allowa widow to llvo three months
ln the bouse o( ber dtscetsed husband
without paying rent. Instead of only
forty days, tt tbe present Itw limit* tbe
time. This petition, too, was denied,
along with others, (or tbo reason that
woman havo no Senators or Representatives elected by themselves, -who, (or
this reason, would respect tbe petitions
o( their constituent*.
Now tee how It (ared with the mea
wbo are voters. Under the old law. If a
voter changed bl* residence from one
town or city to another, be lost hit vote
for the election ol tbat year. But thU
Legislature provided for him so tbat if
be moves any number o( time* he shall
not once lose hts vote. Most o( the
members who voted against giving even
municipal suffrage to women, voted for
this bill- Then came up the quettlon
whether men guilty ot "Infamous
crimes" sbould be disfranchised for ten
yesr*. A good de*l of tlmo wa* given
to thla. But finally enough o( tbe men
who voted *galn*t tho women votot^ln
(avor o( the men guilty of "Inftmout
crimes" to ttv* Ihelr rlgbt to vote from
being Impaired. Ms. Glttgow, of Wor-
epjtter, who voted agalntt the womea.
did not Ilk* the word "lnfomon*."
The question came before the Legislator* whether aoldiers who are pan*
per*, or who receive Sute aid. sbsll be
disfranchised. Bat eloquent pleas saved
the soldier his voto, though lt waa well
protected before.
It 1* »l«o proposed thtt men asking
assistance In mtrking thetr ballot* (1.
e., tbose who can not read well enough
to be sure ot the name* ot tho candidate*) shall have the aid of on* o( their
own party. Mrs. Julia Ward Howo and
Mr*. Llvermore bad no chance In comparison with men who need aasUtance
lo mark their ballot*. ThU bill, however, did not pas*.
Heretofore every man has had to pay
a polUtax o( two dollars berore be
could vote. But the Houte ot Representatives grew eloquent over thta interference with tba rlgbt ot the human
male to a free vote. By a majority even
larger thtn tbe one lt gave against th*
right of women to vote at all, the lions*
voted down tlie poor littlo poll-tax ao
that no man should bave the least speck
of hlnderanee to the oxerctse ot bis
sovereign rlgbt a* a cltlten.
There were otber questions which
f%red better tbsn those of tbe women.
Tho dogs, after much time and dlscut-
aion. were lett unmutxled, to follow
their own sweet will. 11 was voted that
the lobster* tre not te be mutilated.
Whoever breaks a lobster so aa to make
lt appear thtt be lt at long a* the law
requires, tho parta o( differant lohster*
being put together for tbat purpose.. U
to bp fined five dollars. The baby trout
wblcb Is not more than six Inches long
must not be caught, and sawdust Is not
to bo thrown Into streams wbere the little trout lives. I( women were only
trout, how tbelr rlghu would be cared
(or! Tbe House bad a gay time over tb*
larceny of fowl*. Men who did not understand tbe meaning of Ihe great principle of "tho consent ot tho governed."
made ihe feather* dy on tbo question o(
stealing hen*. The bill provided Imprisonment of not lets thsn six months
for a chlcken-.hlef wbo got away wllh
fivo dollar*' worth ot chicken* But
Mr. Sprout, of Worcester, wbo voted
agalntt the women, thought it better to
leavo tho punishment lo lbe discretion
of the court, up to a certain limit. -
The gypsy moth had his Inning*.
There was attention tewtoaed upon him.
and money voted to hi* cate. An tp-
propriatlon o( 935,000 lo tld in ejr terminating the Ultle Insect wis made.
Tbo secretary o( the moth commission
Is at tbla moment receiving tl.SM; tho
chairman SI.'.'00, and ench ot thc other
members St.000 a year. All thla U very
good.
Tbe wo.idrhu.-k* came near having a
bounty offered for tbeir scalp*. Uut.
alter much eloquence, and tomo fun,
the little bei*t wa* lett to eat clover
in summer time and to hibernate tn winter.
* The formers tra voters. Tbey elected
members o( the Leglsltturo wltb a »;■>■•
eltl view to the Interett* o( (trmer*.
Tbo product* o( tho (arm were to be
looked altar, particularly butler. The
worth and tbo power of a vote bave
rarely been more evident than they
were In tbit cpse. Tbe farmers were
' Shore to speak for tbemselros on Ihelr
own business. The men tbey elected
were there lo represent tbe wishes of
their constituents. How th* bill for
pare butter as against oleomargarine
came up, well defended, with penalties
for IU violation! It waa altered, amended, referred, diaeussed and tost Itnt lt
hovered around, came up in a new form,
and had endless time Uken for IU consideration.
That was the question ot butter, wblcb
interested the men who owned It, aed
bad votea Bu t wben the great question
of taxation wi|£out representation, ss 11
applies In women, csme up. It bad sn
bour and a half of discussion, and
wt* voted down by a large majority.
Tbo very same question snook the
throne of George III., aad brought on
tho seven year*' Wtr of the Revolution
a little more than a century age.
Thlt legislature hits authorised Boston and Haverhill and Lynn, and other
cities tnd towns, to borrow money aad
run In debt, thut imposing taxes upon
women attar th» manner of George III.
upon tht-colonics, giving the womea no
choice in Ihe matter.
Questions ol great Interest to women
were olten before the Legislature, but
bow powerless women were! Nol a
woman'' was a member. Xol a single
Sonator or Keprt-tcnialive bad been
rlected by women. Among other* that
tame up wat the dlvoren question.
whether tbe person against whom a
divorce was granted may marry again
within t*fo year*, or whether neither
mty marry daring lho Ilfo ot tbo other.
No woman bad voice or vole tn the stav-
■Kr-
ta spite of the great net .1. the House
Judiciary Committee reported il ■Inexpedient t|p cretlt. a totrd iur the registration ol medical degree*, or a SUte
board "I medical registration." At the
same Uta*. Dr. ('. D. ltlalr was under tree.• in Moorfleld, Neb., charged with
tnanstn-sghlrr. for horribly mutilating a
wiui.an whom he »*a* called to attend.
The curse of medical ignortmu-.es Is
everywhere. But tho people got no protection.
There w»* a billeoncerninif the right*
of a hic-hantl In the real p-stntc of )n»
dt...:-"sl .tile. Itut uo wlje could, be
i.t,,-.! iu tr..' matter.
A bill wt* psssed to prohibit womea
from working as many hour* aa men do
ln (aetorles. The womea may need tba
pay for the extra two boors, but tbe law
tbuU her (way (rom work, whether aba
will or na
Ons member proposed a bill tbat wbe*9
a wife dies leaving a child by ber (lrst
hatband, 11 the second husband will
adopt tbe child ha shsll hare ths ua* ot
tko whole o( the wlfo's real property as
longsshelive*. Inthatcata, themothar*
lest child mlgbt never receive aay ot It.
Bat, to tbe credit ot the Senate, this
proposal wa* voted down.
It U pleaaant toeloae ihls trtlcU with
tbat good ttrt, tad also-to oxprets tha
thanktulnes* wblcb manygratefal women foci to tb* member* ef th* Houte
who spoke and voted for tbe bill to secure municipal auffrtg* (or women.
EQUAL IN TAXATION.
If -nrtrtnta Caa M Tight aba Caa Tny
Tata.—A fawar la Tttwa af Fate*.
Wby thould aot women vota? I met
a very Intelligent man. said Hon. 0. A.
Marden, of Boston, in a recent speech.
who said: "Thoro are only three reason*
I know of why a woman should not rota.
The first U thst aha ls a woman." Tbst
reminds me, I said, of the story of the
man who eave eleven reasons wby ha
did not carry horn* a bras* kettle that
was borrowed. Tha first reason wa* bocauso h» had aot had It Tfae second
reason this gentleman ottered sraa tfaat
women Is physically Incapacitated a
Urge portion of tbe tim* for perforating
political duty. The thirl reason wa*
that women had such an uncommon ia*
fluance over men that they woold b* a
corrupting Influence in politics.
A woman ought not to rota "becauto
lb* 1* a woman!" Grant t&at. aad the
qnettlon ia ended. Th>t comprise* tha
whole of ths argument When yon get
a person on the other aide down to hi*
lowett terms, he glvea yoa tbettmo raa*
son that was glvea by tbe gentleman referred to—a woman tbonld not ba allowed to vote because there would be scan*
time* when tha could aet go to tfaa
polls. It 1* (aid tbat womaa ean not
servo on juries. But yon sax womea by
tbe hundreds and thousand* to do bouse*
work every day, whlcb 1* a good deal
more severe than serving on Ju_rie~L
Thousand* of women work in oar mill*,
stores and shops, and yet that duty ig
more arduous snd draws mor* heavily
npon the physical system thaa all tha
political duties done by all tha poUU-
eltn* of tba State. And if It should
happen that al tho time tba poll* ware -
open a woman did not feel Ilka golag,
aho wonld only be on a par with haa.
dred* of men. ,
Tbey tell oa women ought not to rota
beeaqse Ihey eaa't fight Tfaat ia tha
very last resort ot tbe men who oppose
woman suffrage. 1 looked over tbe census ot 1SSS before coming her*, and I
tound this. Mora than 60,000 boy* between eighteen and twenty-one, who
were then enrolled In tha militia, coald
not rote. More than 300,000 men wbo
can vote are between tfaa age* ot forty-
five and tbe limit which come* to all
men's Uverv Pat th* two clttset together, thoee who htve to fight and eaa
not vote, and those wbo can vote and
don't have to fight and tbey outnumber
by a good many handreda tna man with
whom tfae function* of voting tnd fighting go together. So that there la aa
necessary connections between the two.
Our father* (ought not sgsinst tb*
right or the obligation to fight and bear
arms without representation,but agalnat
taxation without representation. Th*
same cause 1* ts lively aad important
to-day a* it wat tn 1T7S. We tax a worn,
an aa we tax a man. We onght to b*
able io aay to ber that she thsll bava
the right aa every man baa, to utter bat
voice as to wbat disposition shall be
made of ber property. Women car. aot
fight It is'One." Men are not all re-
quired to fight We are learning tc
govern tbl* world not by flgh ting, bat
by arU of pose*: and lf women can aot
fight wbat a peacemaker the ls! W«
are learning to govern by arbitration,
by leaning toward th* things tfaat maka
tor peace; and ln tbat attitude woman
ought to bet, aa ahe might be, tfae prevailing influence in our government
Tb* I.a.1 Sinn.
Mra ZercMa G. Wallace, "the mother
ot Ben Hue" loctutsd not long igo la
Detroit Mich. While there, sho was!*-
to rv! c wed by a repretentat Ire of the Detroit free Pros*, who asked her whalafa*
thought of Ihe political situation. Mrs.
Wallace tald:
"There U one last resort I waat to aaa
well tried In thU country and thtt it th*
ontranchlsement of women. With th*
women of thi* country exercising th*
rlgbt to caxl their ballot* woold ba produced at once a large majority on tb*
aide ot Intelligence, culture uil morality. Wllh women voting In tbe Southern State*, the white vota la tfaat aaa*
lion wonld exceed th* colored vote by a
very large majority. Ppon wotnee is
laid the responsibility ot onr country'*
moral condition. That woman ia tha
conservator of public morals meant lrst
than hslf whst it thould signify until
womsn bss the privilege ot exercising
the right to voto."
"Do yon believe tfaat year its' ro-
sort will over be applied ia thla country?"
"Believe It! 1 am certain ofl t Why,
It Is oaly a tew years ago. historically
spesklng, since man's right to govern
himself w*s admitted: and we most
either go forward, or go back to barbarism. I don't believe th* American people were created to go back.
wartl" _____________________
IN WOMAN'S WORLD.
Tirr.KX are s.000 women employed la
tbo Government departmenU at Wash-
ington.
Tux Hon. Barnard Bolertdge, M. P_
speaking recently at Loeda, aald that h<
regarded the entry ot women la poUtlct
a* having a most humanising affect H«
hoped specially that women would pro-
servo pure and untainted a quick and
ready sympathy for th* working
elaites.
Mi»s Nan.li; tVDas.-n.-__u tb» a«wly-
elected superintendent of public school*
ln Shelby County. Tenn., U only twenty
two yesr* of sge. After graduating la
l_M tbe became a teacher la the pnbllc
schools, then a principal. She has
»bo~>n not oaly ability as an Inalmetcc,
but s decided talent tor business.
i'i.in'i- Ra-ooss Is. as every on*
knows, » bachelor. Bnt b* It aot ua
frequently expos-ted lo admire the now
babies -.f the (amlllcs o( bis parish. Oa
these interesting occasions, HU report-
\ ed oa credible authority lhat ha invariably remarks: "Well, this is a baby!"
By this ingenlons device he preaarr**
the proprieties ol tfae occasion aad
please* the parent*, while ha pre*erve*
a strictly non-committal altitude.
It is noteworthy that the first char.
trred tml wcIl-Cqulppcd -e!vo, I for tha
higher education o( young womea in ih*
t'nlied Stale*, was established ia Mis.
| tUtlppl ia ISIS. The Inttltutlon ws*
1 named thc Elisabeth Female Acsderoy,
in honor of Mr* Rllxalath Greenfield,
| who donated lit land* and buildings. II
! wa* st Washington, shout ten mile*
• trom Natefaea It hsd a large (warding
' patronage, and "was talcbrattd for lha
^thoroughness of lu tnlt-lonal* work."
1 Tfaa Rev. Dr. B. M. Drake aad tfa* Rev.
, John 0. Hurre** were ln *t»iX**ifoa prea-
j ideal* ot Ibe academy, hot "iu greatest
j reputation ivaa achieved under live gov*
| eminent of Mr*, (arolinp: V. Thn-'. t
grandpl.ivjgbtt.-t-r tl. mv- W.inru tba
ihttvot Bunker llill."

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VOLUME XXIII.
WAVERLY, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 19,1890.
NUMBER 49.
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I
HOME.
t*% Vm.«. •Jl'wVa irmjiir-. M«rM, f»tr«
Wft«« wbtlurvti by the »!•« ol preyer;
irtrxrr. *\mr\\* wlUls thy emiau ewd will
**!t* vftltcet pcwrt* xhy Lonlor* fllL
,*»K c»riV~f Ib thy hftlk>w«4 ftoll
I'raycr *»iim.t*rt Ibt ferm of Hewrttiiy fruit.
DA. ««3. *»> t! wh^re lnd«r mliul-* recti*-*
Thc hlrbo*t miton earth can rirr\
To«1uc»t- • fetal. «rr*ai Ood,,
Wbti cru-rtt r wort i »;i r ai Vi i r-to r
Oh. mtciU-Vj! altar «b«ro
WfKjri'Uit It -aol -fl \t \ r *_y«*r.
WhenTfmna>a:««Utae t mm naia like Ceeee,
UKkkI «t«M by Him. the l'rlace ol pO-too!
Oh» n»«ten!y tome! wherr. free from ita,
Ytooi rwXrt rrcrt'U aort earth'* Here* din,
Tbo laawcae-U *.*.*'. *bmll koow tta power—
Tbo I«I aboil nod tia perfect flowtr,
- ilr *. V. C. Whitney, tn Coed Hw-wherjilcjf.
TRUE GRIZZLY STORIES.
A.ial Enoountera with tho Dosa
Of Doaata.
jl x-t.kr k,p*|.r-ii..t-. it rati* t.. i.p- nu
fci a •» of be lag roUod over two
or three tltbos, and (tit th* bear'* hot
tsretU upon bl* faco befor* he loat hla
•anted entirely. The bear did blm no
mere Injury, evidently supposing him
«0 be dead, and when tfeerlea recovered
eaatcloutavti* h« managed to crawl to
hla hone, mount and ride him to the
l.leb-a rtnrli John Cuddy, wbo met
Mai at lite ranch, told me thai SearlM
wtt the wemt tiavd-up maa ht ever taw
.'it- tnd dida'l look a* though be
iu* i»o taw*, bul PS-Mr.-* wa*
HB I l.l.T III); IUUB'* MOT l.UI t nr UroX
U1S IA. 1.
nlla and (mashing down young trees
lika reed*. Ills lowered head offered
no ttlr mark, and only a chanco thot
might bave atopped blm. but tho
Uowarda did nut try any experiment*
of tbat kind. They dropped their rifle*
and climbed a tree. Tbe grluly
watched tbem for a thort time, but soon
gave It up a* a bad Job and disappeared
ln the brush.
Tbe Howards descended from Iho tree,
picked up their guns and decided to
have another shot at the bear 11 they
eould find blm. Tbey knew better than
to go Into tbe brush after btm, and for
•ome tlmo they hunted r-i.illou.l-, about
the edgvta. The grtxxly was in there,
but. aa he waa probably lying ln watt
for tbom, they did not dare lo Investi_
gate too cloaoly. Jeff weat lo the windward tide of the brush patch and aot fire
to Jt ln teveral placet and then rejoined
Jrate on tbe leeward aide to watch for
tha reappearance of the bear. The w*«.|
waa blowing fresh up tbo canyon ar.u,
tbe fire ran rapidly through tl. - dry
brush, maklnga thick tmokeaad *gi.*;*.
lu-i-e. When the grluly camo out ho
earn* suddenly and from an unexpected
quarter, and the two hunter* bsd Just
Ume enough to brisk for t tree tgaln
and clltnb uut of retch.
Tbla time lho boar tat dotoattho
f.itt of the tree antt watched them v.tth
mallelt.ua patience. 'I'hvjAani increased
trtl tbe fire spread on alnffies, tnd in
a fow momont* lt became uncomfortably
warm up the tree. Tbe bear kept the
tree between bimaelf tnd the fin- tnd
Halted for tho men to come dowa Jets
(ml Jeff cot a little protevtlun (rom tbo
beat t.y bugging the Ieo tide of tho
trunk, but il became evident that the
tree nun would bo tn abtsse, and unless
tbey Jumped and ran wltbln tbo next
two minute* tboy would bo roasted
They hoped tbat the grluly would
weaken flrtl, Imt he seemed to be in no
harry lo leave. When the flames began
orawllog up ihe treo and it)o heat became unendurahlo, Ihe elder Howard
(aid: .
"Jno, • bleb would yoa rather take,
ehanoes with grltxty or (Ire?**
"Well, dad. I think I'll cbanro thn
bear," replied Java covering his (are
with hla arm.
"All right When I nay lio.' jump
and run as .hough yoa wero arouling
through hell wltb a keg of • •r-.i, .
under your arm."
Thoy crawled oat along a limb,
awung by tholr hands for an insu.it and
a*, the word they dropped to Iho ground
within ten feel of the l*-ar and sprang
away at .'nl! speed. They hrokr rlgbt
through tho ring of fire, goitlag tholr
hair tinged and t.helr clothing scorched.
Tho bear atarted alter ihem, but the fire
stopped him, and while he wat finding
a way oat of Iho burning brush .lea* and
Jeff legged It over the bunted ground
down Iho mountain tide and plunged
lata the creek.—Allen Kally, la N. Y.
Herald. ; ■
Dt.a. .tnl* watt R.hl.,.
Almost all diamond* oomo from tho
Cape, few from llrttl). and practically
■ono (rom India. Among women
ditmondt and rubles are still tho favorite precious ttonet, rubles more tbtn
diamond* Just see tho difference In
flea between diamond* and ruble*.
•'Here It a ruby of four to (Ire ctrtit,"
my Informant continued, holding lt up.
"th* very perfection of color, a true
pigeon'* blood, lt I* marked *t«,«__
Saw, It would teke aa extraordinary
dltm.pud of tbit tlte aad tbapa to he
worth even ~B,50Q. In th* last (»»
yaar* etutrtl.lt tre becoming quite
popular, tr* ara tailing a goal many
at them." Diamond-cutting la tllll In
ita Infancy bar*, but. tn the course ol
tlmo, it will be a very large Industry.
11 la trun that labor 1* cheaper oa lb*
•ther(Id* ot thm Atlantic, but thi- U
offset br America's Improved metht£tt~-
by her 1 thor-tavlng ni -ehlutpy and har
splendid Intuailoaa.—N. V- _*.p_~ah-
WAGES AND TAXATION.
II-.w llnr .-l.lr.t | 'r p. t p- r 11,... Rob* t!».
Ftrmtr tad Ih* Mtchtnle.
Tbo rblladelpbla Pre** suggests ts
another namo for tho McKlnley bill:
"An Act to Prevent tbo Reduction of
the Wage* ot American Labor to an
Ruropotn llttia."
Wages arc used to buy necessary sup*
piles for tho family.
Now, wages tre to bo "protected" by
compelling wage-earners to pay more
for all they buy.
Whether a mtn workt ln tho factory
ar In the floldisdetermlnedby tbe price
of farm labor. The American mtnuftet-
orer bid. not tgtlnat tho Europetn
mtnufacturer, but against tho Amorlcan
farmer.
Why It lt that to-day, after thirty
yeart of a protective tariff, lt ls noces-
•try to go to Congress to get a law
passed to "Prevent tho Reduction ot
tbe Wage* of American Labor?"
What Influences aro at work reducing
wage* tn America?
Plainly the depression of agriculture.
Wben, tn America, agriculture pros-
pert, wagoa advance; when tt Ls depressed, wages in erery factory ln Iho
ltnd decline-
In 1K77, 1S78 tnd 1079 ftrm product*
oommtnded profluble prloet and tvory
section bad a "boom."
But in recent yoar* the tendency haa
been otherwise; tho chief agricultural
crop ba* been tht. crop of mortgage*.
with tbe reault that wage* havo declined
In all industrial centers, and strikes
bare multiplied.
Kow. we are to bave a "bill to prevent tho reduction of wages o( American
tabor to an European basts." How Is it
proposed to do thla? Simply by increasing taxation.
Hero ts an Illustration: A farmor
•end* aome early atrawbcrrlc* to his
elty merchant and tells him to send ln
exchange twelve doxen tin cans for
peaches, tomatoes, etc., etc. Horotoforo
Ihe Oorernmtnt would take for revenue
thirty-three per cent.; the farmer would
get nlno can* Instead of a dosen. Ho
finds thtt this Ux ht* been Increased to
fire, leaving only seven cans In a dozen,
or nevon dozen In agrosa.
It doot not matter what the farmer
atk* In exuhtnge for hit products, the
effect of the McKlnloy bill Is tbe samo.
It bo wants a suit of clothes, a carpet,
household utensils, farming Implements, knives, guns, fertiliser, sny
thing or every thing, ho finds that in
exchango (or bi* fruit* and vegetables,
for wheat or corn, for cotton or for cattle, by an increase of Uxatlon ho must
accept less or he must send more.
Thlt la tho way (arm wtges tre "increased." Under the Influtapce ot tbe
Uriff, agriculture hts delllnod, and
wtget ln tho (tctorlcs tnd mills havo
billowed. I...!xir has beon Imported
and is to-day Imported (reo of any tar,
and so between tho poorly-paid Immigrant and tho poorly-paid farmer, the
laborer In tho cities finds that hit wage*
and the wage* of the English laborers
approach every year nearer and nearer
to a level
Wagea como not from caplul; thoy
tome from the producU of labor. They
are highett when and whero production
1* highest per hand.
Any natural or artificial Impediment
to tbe blghoat production; any friction,
any taxation, any Urlff, lessens tho productive power ot labor and reduces IU
rewards. Taxation ls always an evil;
It la tolerable only when Imposed to
nleet tbe requirements ot the Government. When lmposod lo enrich the
rich, to add to tbe accumulation* of
the Po.ty Thieve*, lt Is tn outrtgo to
•vary person, tnd tn especial burden
upon American labor ln tbe field or tho
factory.
Deny it aa oar Republican friends
may. tho Urlff Is^a tax. — Louisville
Courier-Journal.
THE SURPLUS DUSTERS.
A Iip-rit.t la l-l.p p. of Ont Hundred Million, la tht Trp-ppt-irj.
When Graver Clnvelan 1 sent his famous tariff-ro(orm message to Congress
bo drow attention to tho (tet that the
oountry wa* cm fronted wltb "a condl*
tlon—not a theory." That condition
waa an overwhelming and growing surplus In the National treasury, duo to
over-taxation. Mr. Cleveland proposed
to reduce tbls surplus by relieving tho
poople (rom tbe burden o( unnecessary
taxation, and tbe DemocraU ln control
of tbe popular branch of Congret* responded to hi* demand by a bill which
auppllod ln small part the remedy
which he propoeod. Tbit measure—
the Mills bill—wa* defeated ln tbe
Senate under the control of tho Republican*.
It 1* only • Ilttlo moro than a yoar
since Grover Cleveland went out o(
office And now It ffc rcportod (rom
Washington that the ensuing year will
probably show a deficit of tlOQ.000,000
instead of a surplus of «100,000,000.
How bas tbls remarkahle cbtnge been
brought about? Not by reduction of
taxation, hectute tho Uxe* h*ve not
been reduced. Not by any increased
necessities ol the Government, (or ther*
has been no wtr nor great National
calamity demanding extraordinary expenditure*. Tbero ha* been no vast
scheme of National Improvemenu to
drain tbe treasury of IU resources.
What ls the explanation?
Tho process o( converting a huge surplus Into anappalllngdeficlt within two
years htt been clearly* outlined by tho
legislation which ht* been passed and
wblch ls (urtber projected by tho present Congress. Tlio estimates are mtde
on tbo basis of tho extravagant appropriations wblcb are outlined and the
projected changes ln tho revenue system. With thc exception ot occasional
objections to tome meritorious bill (ur
a public building, there has been a uniform disposition to swell tho appropriations ln every posslblo direction. Tbe
plan has been seriously contemplated to
absorb all possible turplus revenues by
voting dependent peiuions. service pensions, back pensions and pension* under
various designations. If the pension
raidt do not suffice to get rid ot the revenues, then lt I* hoped tho McKlnley
bill will do tbe busines*— not by reducing Uxatlon. but by Increasing it lo
tucb an extent as to prohibit certain
Importations and transferrin/ the Uxet
heretofore paid to the Governmenl Into
tb* pockets o( private individuals and
corporation* paid in the (orm of bounties.
Wblcb Is the better plan (or getting
rid of lho surplus—the Clovoland plan
of reducing unnecessary uxes or the
pending plan tor Increasing appropriations and also increasing taxation on
Imports toa prohibitory figure? That
wlll be the question for the people to
decide.—Kanaaa City Star.
POOR OLD MORTON.
Tht •H-fl're.ltttat I. V.ry I>tt»in_-S Hal
IP......'. Kaow Ih. Mala..
Vice-President Morion Is a very fine
old gentleman and gifted ln many rc-
(peclt. He it a diplomat o( rarequal-
tue* and 1 nover taw another who could
wear a wig with bolter grace, liul
there it one thing he can not do. Ue
can not learn tho rules o( tho Senate
Ue preside wllh dignity. In fact lends
aa mucb dignity lo tbe position at toy
maa who ha* ever occupied the chair,
bat he haa to bn prompted at nearly
every *Uge of the prort'edlng*. Edmund* 1* chief prompter* Ingalls **-
tlttant prompter and Pry toroetimes
tela at tub-utlsuni. Edmund* oe.-u-
pic* the tront neat tlmtxst under tbe
eyebtp.v.s of tho presiding oltlcer. tnd
constanthjtat't.p. on the vt«t» representative lb.publican. Clarkson, baaed upon t-arolully complied
statistics, that tho Democratic party la
pre-eminently the reading, thinking,
ami. therefore, tho Intelligent party o(
the country. Undoubtedly. .Mr. Clarkson lt correct, and ll 1* also true, on tho
oilier hand, Ibat tho moro tho people
■.■:.ep-.ll t r. »>l and think, and ttudy lhe
onm-iplo* tnd purpose! of lho two
frr.it p r.•..•-. thtt »troeg-rf. relatively.
-h-p Dr-t.'.-'ratj,- party •V'-romcs.—Coti
-oid ,.*.. 11.) IN-opU an i I'au lot
PITH ANU POINT.
— A genius mny distance a dolt and
yet only win by a hettl. — Yonker* (is-
elte.
—Seraiehtag doe* not bring out or lm-
prove the 1 •■.»..'.y that I* *kin deep.—N.
ll. Picayune.
—Tlio greater tho man tlio moro re-
lentl_*. the (ury with which tho people
pummel lilm v.b-n ho (alls. —Atchison
Glob...
-It ls no small rommendatlon to
msntgo a Ilttlo well, llo is a gocrf
wagoner that can turn In a littlo room.
— Itlshop Hall.
— Men whoso opinion* barn the weak-
ott foundations are least opon to conviction. Swampy land Is nol llablo to
e.irlhquakes.—Cbrlslian tt Work.
— Health I* cmugiou*. a* well as
disease; courage, a* woll a* cowardice;
genero-tity, a* well ** meanne**; nobleness o( action tnd o( nature, at woll ts
jealousy tnd nitlico.
— I'lillaiithropl-U who are iaderuk-
lng to reform the world, should first try
their band at curing a neighbor stern (eature* ln
lho character o( Mr. Stanley, Father
Schynse allude* lo some ot lbo soft and
self-denying qualities ul Emin. Onre
lho r_ri,li.-t wa* ailing and the German
prU'bt* offoretl him pome o( their sacramental wine. Itut bo brought ll back
i . them, asking tbem to keep lt till ho
camo sgain for It.
An opportunity soon occurred. It was
at Mpwtpwa, tho flrsl German ttttlon
ol Major Wlssmtnn. whoae officer* were
suffering (rom dysentery tnd other
thing*. Ono etenln?a* Pettier Schyn.-t
lay awtke In bet! ho hetrd aome one
eoint- tnd call blm by ntu.e. It wa* the
Pasha, who explained thai Lieutenant
von Modem wts very itoorty. tnd lhat
ho htd como on bl* account to bog (or
the I...!'.!*- o( man* wine which he had
formerly declines!. — 1'ari* Figaro.
BISMARCK'S FORTUNE.
A I rent-It i ...... ,-r of Ih. S:t-Cli tarvlnr't
Aaltatl In...>..r.
lti~.irin.rt-k refused tho title of Duke on
tbe ground thtt bis Income was not su(-
fie lent tti enable him lo support lho bur-
derm which the thing would bring upon
him; but, in reality, ho rvfosod b**t*~tu-pC
bo could nol very well accept an bonoi
whlrli i.tight look llko a romprnsation
for hi* removal. We bavo tbe most
trustworthy inform nil ttn to provo lhat
lho (..rlune o( ltiimarrk al the present
moment may tie t-tilmatrd at more than
v.. . .•■'! income, llo it one of tbe
large.t landed proprietor* In I'rutsi*.
lit-on nst brewery, a |ai-cr (actory, t
!-aw*nii!l an-1 distilleries. Ho was alwayt prom! to say that every thing
thru was consumed In his houso was the
product ot his own properly. The dot*,
lions given to blm on tcvernl oreationt
(...-mod '.lit grettor portion ot hi* fortune. Ill* property al Varxtl wa* pur-
cha**-d by him in Itvuk, alio! tbe war
with Austria, with the «:'.s ..».«*) wblch
were then presented to him. Alter the
war nf ldtl Emperor WillUm took out
of the indemnity milliards S.SO0.mo (or
M. de liitiuarck. and this sum served to
Durcbnso ihe great domain of Freder*
iil.sruhe. This latter cattlo ia remark-
ablo for lu simplicity. Thore are soma
portion* ol it that ar* tlmply whitewashed, tnd without tny omtmenU-
lion win to ter. Up lo lms llttmarck
was obliged tn live rather modestly, and,
as hi. hirustif .id.nits, ho did not resist
tbe temptation n( gambling, ln tbe bop*
Ibat chance would (tvor blm. The ta-
her.lance of hit (tther bettered bbs pecuniary situation and brought him th*
property of Schoenbauaen, aad It waa
ahortly alter tbat when ha married Johanna von Puttkamer.
For aome lime llismarck's charity
was ratrerly solicited, bul lh* old Chtn-
eelor was alway* economical, and ha
rarely responded to appeals (or aid. A
tow yeara ago be caused to ba In writs!
in tbe paper* a singular advertisement
declaring that It waa useless to atk him
tor aatlstancc.—Courier tax KlaU
Data.
SINGLE TAX DEPARTMENT.
SINGLE TAX IN ARKANSAS.
II.. Ilp.rlri'.r Hew I" III* moa.e. of tha
. . ,!■ In That Stattfc
Tho propagation o( single lax Ideas In
the State of Arkanna* Is necessarily
tlow. (or the doctrine I* new to lho mas*
o( our pooplo and tbo most liberal
mtnds, whon tbo Idea I* first presented
to them, r- l.-l tnd repudiato il, and
something llko tho following colloquy
ensues:
"What," ho stys, "tro you going to
take the taxes off A. tho banker, who lt
worth t million o( dollars In money, and
Ut him contribute nothing toward lho
tupport o( the government?"
"Exactly so." ,
"Off It's Improvements, conslstingol a
building worth $10,000, and Id tbom
go untaxed?"
"To bo sure."
"And off the good* o( C, the great merchant, whoso tnnual sales smount to
more thtn a million dollars?"
"That"* jnst wbat wo Intend."
"Then how aro you going to snpport
the government?"
"Tako hy way o( taxation tho rental
value of til lands Improved or unlm*
proved, whorovar situated, and ihus remove tbe fetters (rum human Industry."
"Well, It I* manliest the tools continue to multiply In thc land."
"Uut, my 'fiend, lot me ask yoa a
question or t*.*o How mucb tax does A,
tbo banker, pay on his million o( dollars,
or R on his forty thousand dollar building, or C on bit million of merchandise
sold?"
"I ctn not say; o( course, ho pays his
regular rates, his equal proportion with
til othor raBerty."
"Well. I TOui tell you Just what each
tnd all o( them pay. They pay Just
nothing al all, but mako a profit ln their
butlne** by tbit taxation."
"Wby, what do you mean? I do not
understand yon."
"A, the btnker, add t tho taxes to his
fees, percentage and emoluments, and
tho customer pays lt and adds lt to his
charge (tflnbo ncrvice* or productions o(
hi* own Qado, profession or business,
and tho consumer finally ptys it- 11, the
owner of lbo improvement, tdds lbe
taxes upon his StdOOO to tho rent, the
renter adds It lo tho prlco ol his merchandise or manufactured product*,
and tbe consumer pay* it. C. tho mer-
ebant, tddt the taxes he pay* to the
price t.f hi* good, tnd tho consumor
pay* it; and so with every otber industrial operation- Tho farmer must get a
price from tho consumer for his wheat,
rye, oat*, cotton, stock, vegetable* and
fruit sufficient to cover all cost* and expenses of tholr production, including all
taxes, or ho must ultimately (alt and
break up Thero ls not a producer o(
any thing that entors Into lhe supply ot
human wants but must have a price for
tbe article produced whlcli will cov.r
the cost of production and all taxos on
production, and lho consumer must pay
it Tbls U a tundamtntal law of all
production, ail Industry, all business.
But more than this, tho consumer pays
to all iho Industrial classes referred tn a
profit on alt the taxes so tdvanccd; to
you see that all the taxation under the
pretent tystom resta upon the consumor.
Thero ls no class oxcept tbo laborer (or
hlra that does not shllt til the Uxes tt
ptys on to the consumer.
"Now, who are tbe consumers?" Tbey
are the people of all cla**«s, rich and
poor. Uut the poor man consume* as
mucb ts the rich mtn, and therefore
pays as much Uxes to support the Government. For It takes ts much food to
feed a poor man at a rich ono: a* much
clothing and fuel to keep him warm: a*
mucb medicine to core him when* sick;
at much whisky to mako him drunk.
Ills (are on th* railroad and bis tickets
to the theater cost tbo same. So you
soo, my (rlend, the uxe* by which Government ls supported nnder the present
system Is essentially a per capita tax,
all wealth, all property, except tbe
small amount that belongs to the Industrial classes—tho laborer for hire—
classes who live by their personal services, ls practically exempt (rom taxation.
"Now, these classes embrace aboat
tour-fl(ttis o( the people- Do you think
a system which Imposes four-fifths of
the burdens o( society upon tho poor because the poor constitute four-fifths of
tbe population. Is an honest or just
system? Is a aystem just which compels a poor widow with five children to
pay more toward tbo support ot covern-
ment than tho miser with his millions?
"Ilut, my (riend, this is not tho worst
of it. Don't vou seo that under the
power given by land laws tc capitalist* to convert tbrlr capital Into
lands without limit til the best soils,
tbe best tlmtiered lands tnd all mining
ltnds tre being bought np hy capitalist*
tnd beld out of use, tnd lbe rising generation, fnur-MIths of whom bogan lifo
with nothing but thetr two hand* and
Ihelr brain* with wblch lo mako a living, are driven to tbe swamp*, the
mountains and the most worthless, desolate tnd remoto parts o( earth for
opportunities upon which to employ
thetr physical and mental powers
In tho struggle o( lt(e; are driven,
moreover, Into tho groat cities antl
centers ol wealth to obtain employ-
ment by biro to the rich for wages
where, on acs-ounl of the competition of
numbers, thousands must (til to get positions and ..! necessity becomo Idle
tramps and t~-ggar_. And, what is
wor»o. want, aggravated by the display
if million* t.f wealth ln tbe bands of lb*
(ew, sufficient to supply all human
need*, tako* away the spirit and pride of
the masses, tnd Ibey become desperate,
while great capitalist* itke adtrinttge
of tbelr necessltle* in all Iho Industries
to build tip great fortunes upon their labor at starvation wages.
"If you see this, do you not soo that It
I* through this destitute tml htpltss
condition that they become degraded
and commit crimes for which lhey tre
paalshed by tbo law*, when tbo real
parlies deserving thn punishment arc
the land holders—lbe greal monopoly
created by a romh!nation batwaaa capp
Hal ard landlordism?
"Now, t word more as to lho remedy
again--, these evils which, if permit!. •!
lo go on, musl nccettarily wreck our
whole political system. Tl.e remtsly Is
to pul a slop to tht.conversion of capital
Into land. Thl* I* the very open flood
gat* through which the masses ot mankind are overwhelmed wltb Mattalion
and misery. Capital l.n* no principlo or
sentiment but the grer-J art gain. It
seek* Investment wheretor llcrtn gratify tbls greet! Hy the powor to invest
In lands It becomes segrrgate.1 from
labor a* a (actor ..( production and an
enemy lo lho lalporer. _Tak« away tl.i,
source o( investment ami ll tr easy
enough to seo lliat there rmitd be nc.
other vtiirft- or lit'ld ol intest.oent_no
other mean* ot making gain lo capital
but In .-otinecti.n wilb lata*-,
"Capital and later would bo rementtsl
and unlit*! in in!tic~tl. which is exactly
whtt nature designed. I'.vpital of itself
could prod ucr nothing, and iulpor could
prt-.li.ei.> little without csplul. Anion
in c.jr.jiiiirtlitr-. with binds (reo. capital
an.l lal-or to..1.1 bate a clear fir Id aa !
Ihelr unitcti production* would inure to '
the benefit of til. There would Iss no
millionaires on tbe one hand and no in- I
duttritl tla.ery on Ihe other—nodevii- J
lotion."
"Uut,* say* mv friend, "bow doyou 1
propose to p..i n slop m lbo conversion I
al capital I,.r.l..''
"i-. lilt- si..-.'--» int. I., \ ....;:..:..* but I
land valuo*. I •*•. Uke tbe rental vain*
of land tnd lot* and support th* government with It; repotting til other taxe*
of every kind upon tbo producU of Industry wblch tro, as I have uld, all
paid by tbe consumers."
"Ilut." says my (rlend. "bow does tbl*
stop buying and oanlng land?"
"Ity taking thu rental valuo the gov*
eminent take* just what proflt capital
can mako by such Investments, and you
may be sure capitalists will never
put thoir money where ll can make no
gain."
"Wbat then?"
"Why land, tho natural opportunities
o( labor, woutd practically cease to bo
considered a* wealth. No gain to capital or labor In connection with lands
could accrue except In their development, culture—uio. Tho owner would
lie compelled to put his land* to use or
translor Ihem to some who would.
Hut land*—God'* oarth can not bo put
to use; can not bn Improved; can not be
mado to produce for tho supply o( bo-
man wants except by tho application or
ltl-or, and this would put labor on top
a* tl ought to ba It would placo labor
In tho lead a* a factor o( production
with capital as IU adjunct. Hut tbo
two acting ln concert, with all natural
opportunities thrown open, tbo production of wealth would Increase at a rate
novor boforo known.
"It could not possibly bo otherwise
unless the aggregate productive power
of a country can accomplish more when
shackled wllh monopolies and restrictions than wben left (roe and In possession of all such natural opportunities."
"Well," said my (rlend. "your theory
has somo plausibility, but can nover h-t
put Into practice."
A week afterward a alnglo tax friend
calls and says: "I hare Just had an Interview with Mr. So-and-so. and he says
he will bo dog If ho doesn't think there
Is somo thing In this single ux business."—Sol. F. Citric Little Rock, Ark.
RHObE~ISLAND. . g^
Tttklnt of Iba Mud* Tt* lo ip-r.ltilit.
Halt*. *
S.T., Providence.—Tbe slngtMMhaa
reared lu head In our SUte Legislature.
Thcro is a bill pending In that body to
create a pormanent board of State valuation. It wt* being dl*ca»*ed the otbor
day, and tbo section was beforo tho
house. It is at follows;
"Said bosrd shall,continuing tho work
of and following the plan established by
*atd committee, prepare a revaluation
o( til tbe ratable property ol tho teveral towns and cities of the State, and
sball report tlio same to the general
treasurer on or before lbo Itt day of
February, A. I) . ItOl; the same to be
used by him as the basis for tho apportionment oi tho State tax among said
towns and cities."
Senator Garvin moved that the following words be added to tbe section:
"Provided tbat said board shall report
a separate valuation of all tbo land, exclusive o( Improvemenu o( the several
towns and cities ol tho State."
To this amendment Senator Garvin
spoke, "oxpoundlng."- says tbe Providence Telegram, "thc single tax theories of Henry George."
Now was tho tlmo, said tho Senator,
to consider tho Important matter of taxation. A radical reform was needed,
and sbould bo bail In vlow in tho creation ol a board of Stato valuation.
Somo Senators were desirous of making
greater efforts lo find and tax pontoaal
property: but In tho opinion of the
speaker fewer rather thtn more things
should bo subjoct to atteument. Ile dl
vidod taxable property Into threo distinct classes: first. Intangible personal
properly; secondly, tangible personal
property and lmprovemcnl-s upon land,
and, thirdly, the land, excluslre of all
Improvemenu whaUoevor. Tbo flrat
class, ho said, should be exempt (rom
taxation. It for no other reason, because
the assessment o( auch property was the
merest guess work and utterly un fair,
Tbo second class. Including all tbo
producU t.f labor, should also be ex-
erupted (rom direct taxation, because the
payment o( such taxes (all finally npon
tho consumer, and most heavily upon tbe
poor.
Tbo third class, comprising tbe bare
land, ought to bear the entire weight of
taxation, as levied for Stato and municipal purposes. Such a tax could bo assessed wltb accuracy and w-oaM not fall
npon tho poor. Tbo Senator rartber argued that the (arming lands of the
State wero overvalued, and that the
(armor** taxes should and would be
lessened by tho reform bo was {locating. ^
As indirect benefits of tbo tingle tax.
tbo speaker specified tho abolition ot
speculation In land, tbo cheapening of
land to such a degree as to give homes
to our now almost homeless people-and.
finally, an increased return to capital
invested in manufacturing. In conclusion, Ihe speaker said It would be
very easy to Inaugurate a reform in
wblch bitter antagonism between capitalist and laborer would be engendered.
Tho single tax, however, wat In tho Interett nl botb capital and labor. Its
good effects would lm so (ar reaching
for good as lo mtko unneccs-stry many
of tho minor reforms, restrictive In tholr
ehar.vt.-r. which bad elsewhere been
sought through leglslalion-
•\t the conclusion of his speech Senator Garvin answered question* propounded by Senator* Richmond and
Church.
Of course Senator Garvin's amendment was lost; but the Senator's speech
ha* attracted general attention, and people are now talking aboul -.he tingle tax
who never heard o( It before*.
TAXATibtTlt. HpTdTana.
An mppsemek to th. tinsri. Tat in r>*n«-
rllle.
Kvansviiie. Ind.—We are getting ta
single tax work here In great shape. Oar
aatoelatlon presented a petition to the
city council last Monday night. May 1,
asking them "not to grant any Iran-
chlse, rlghl o( way. or special privilege
of any kind to any Individual or corporation without reasonable and jutt annual compensation therefor, paid Into
the public treasury." Tlie petition was
printed In our four dally pijpt rs Tbt
Tribune and Courier mado favorablo ed
itorlal comment*, tho former being es
pecially strong and closing thus:
Tin re is something wrong In all Ihls
{the present system of laxatlun], and
tho ftingle tax mon seem to begetting
cloae to the milk lntheci.s-oan.it. II
they will tap tome o( thoee rusty old
cocoanut* the.v wlll gain llie thank* ol
tho entire community, tnd If they get
any milk out o( Ibem lhey will be the
flrsl who ever succeeded in so doing.
We h.no succeeded tn hating tlio coal
of street improvemt-ut.* assessed against
tho owner* of abutlng properly, and a
street ear ordinance, which contemplated giving a company certain right* to
the public Mreet* without rompen-sa-
tion. ha* been dofoatnl. and the quettlon ot tho taxation o( vacant tuts ia being ilisen.-w-sl eterywhere. Wo are all
righi. 1'n tun.* G. Hi:ixarr.
— A ponn-ous arhool Inspector, in addressing th-. ••advanced clav*" of a
xt-liool, aay, what is aa
impression-.'-- "A tlenl In a soft spot,"
answered uco of tho pupils; ul which
tl.e leru'ht-r exclaimed: •Vonto, coma
childfen. no prr*oual remark*," and tha
p~.in|httis in^ppcs'ttir sal down
— lttllrb". In I you tell Mr. Gore that
his bill h.nl 1* cu running for a long
lime? ler . r... Ve*. .ir. liutcber
Wbal tii! _* * Colli. :■., -lloi.LJ:
•*lt?tlUl..l.i a I. .;*. _.li« *
THE WOMAN'S COLUMN
NO SHOW FOR WOMAN.
Xv.n tht In., -t. of th. Air Ara Co-..i.t.
t-rr.1 Ret Woman Ar* Ignnrot.
The Massachusetts Legislature baa
bsd a variety of subjocu before it Th*
women of tho State, writes Lucy Stone,
Ip Womtn't Journal, tent up five petitions. Gne atked (or a law to secure to
women their right to voto ln tbo cities
and towns wbere ihey live, where all
their InteresU are tnd where lhey pty
their Uxe*. But tbit petition wat ro-
(used. Another atked that a married
mother may bave tbe same legal rlgbt
to ber child tbat lu lather hat, so tbat
neither ean dispose of tbe custody ot
the child without the consent of th*
other. Itut thU petition wa* refused.
A third petition asked for an amendment to the Itw of contract, so tbat if a
bu-sl.an lor wlfo borrows money o( tba
other, the note or promise to pay (hall
bo legally vtltd. But thlt petition was
retused. Tlie women also asked (or a
law to allowa widow to llvo three months
ln the bouse o( ber dtscetsed husband
without paying rent. Instead of only
forty days, tt tbe present Itw limit* tbe
time. This petition, too, was denied,
along with others, (or tbo reason that
woman havo no Senators or Representatives elected by themselves, -who, (or
this reason, would respect tbe petitions
o( their constituent*.
Now tee how It (ared with the mea
wbo are voters. Under the old law. If a
voter changed bl* residence from one
town or city to another, be lost hit vote
for the election ol tbat year. But thU
Legislature provided for him so tbat if
be moves any number o( time* he shall
not once lose hts vote. Most o( the
members who voted against giving even
municipal suffrage to women, voted for
this bill- Then came up the quettlon
whether men guilty ot "Infamous
crimes" sbould be disfranchised for ten
yesr*. A good de*l of tlmo wa* given
to thla. But finally enough o( tbe men
who voted *galn*t tho women votot^ln
(avor o( the men guilty of "Inftmout
crimes" to ttv* Ihelr rlgbt to vote from
being Impaired. Ms. Glttgow, of Wor-
epjtter, who voted agalntt the womea.
did not Ilk* the word "lnfomon*."
The question came before the Legislator* whether aoldiers who are pan*
per*, or who receive Sute aid. sbsll be
disfranchised. Bat eloquent pleas saved
the soldier his voto, though lt waa well
protected before.
It 1* »l«o proposed thtt men asking
assistance In mtrking thetr ballot* (1.
e., tbose who can not read well enough
to be sure ot the name* ot tho candidate*) shall have the aid of on* o( their
own party. Mrs. Julia Ward Howo and
Mr*. Llvermore bad no chance In comparison with men who need aasUtance
lo mark their ballot*. ThU bill, however, did not pas*.
Heretofore every man has had to pay
a polUtax o( two dollars berore be
could vote. But the Houte ot Representatives grew eloquent over thta interference with tba rlgbt ot the human
male to a free vote. By a majority even
larger thtn tbe one lt gave against th*
right of women to vote at all, the lions*
voted down tlie poor littlo poll-tax ao
that no man should bave the least speck
of hlnderanee to the oxerctse ot bis
sovereign rlgbt a* a cltlten.
There were otber questions which
f%red better tbsn those of tbe women.
Tho dogs, after much time and dlscut-
aion. were lett unmutxled, to follow
their own sweet will. 11 was voted that
the lobster* tre not te be mutilated.
Whoever breaks a lobster so aa to make
lt appear thtt be lt at long a* the law
requires, tho parta o( differant lohster*
being put together for tbat purpose.. U
to bp fined five dollars. The baby trout
wblcb Is not more than six Inches long
must not be caught, and sawdust Is not
to bo thrown Into streams wbere the little trout lives. I( women were only
trout, how tbelr rlghu would be cared
(or! Tbe House bad a gay time over tb*
larceny of fowl*. Men who did not understand tbe meaning of Ihe great principle of "tho consent ot tho governed."
made ihe feather* dy on tbo question o(
stealing hen*. The bill provided Imprisonment of not lets thsn six months
for a chlcken-.hlef wbo got away wllh
fivo dollar*' worth ot chicken* But
Mr. Sprout, of Worcester, wbo voted
agalntt the women, thought it better to
leavo tho punishment lo lbe discretion
of the court, up to a certain limit. -
The gypsy moth had his Inning*.
There was attention tewtoaed upon him.
and money voted to hi* cate. An tp-
propriatlon o( 935,000 lo tld in ejr terminating the Ultle Insect wis made.
Tbo secretary o( the moth commission
Is at tbla moment receiving tl.SM; tho
chairman SI.'.'00, and ench ot thc other
members St.000 a year. All thla U very
good.
Tbe wo.idrhu.-k* came near having a
bounty offered for tbeir scalp*. Uut.
alter much eloquence, and tomo fun,
the little bei*t wa* lett to eat clover
in summer time and to hibernate tn winter.
* The formers tra voters. Tbey elected
members o( the Leglsltturo wltb a »;■>■•
eltl view to the Interett* o( (trmer*.
Tbo product* o( tho (arm were to be
looked altar, particularly butler. The
worth and tbo power of a vote bave
rarely been more evident than they
were In tbit cpse. Tbe farmers were
' Shore to speak for tbemselros on Ihelr
own business. The men tbey elected
were there lo represent tbe wishes of
their constituents. How th* bill for
pare butter as against oleomargarine
came up, well defended, with penalties
for IU violation! It waa altered, amended, referred, diaeussed and tost Itnt lt
hovered around, came up in a new form,
and had endless time Uken for IU consideration.
That was the question ot butter, wblcb
interested the men who owned It, aed
bad votea Bu t wben the great question
of taxation wi|£out representation, ss 11
applies In women, csme up. It bad sn
bour and a half of discussion, and
wt* voted down by a large majority.
Tbo very same question snook the
throne of George III., aad brought on
tho seven year*' Wtr of the Revolution
a little more than a century age.
Thlt legislature hits authorised Boston and Haverhill and Lynn, and other
cities tnd towns, to borrow money aad
run In debt, thut imposing taxes upon
women attar th» manner of George III.
upon tht-colonics, giving the womea no
choice in Ihe matter.
Questions ol great Interest to women
were olten before the Legislature, but
bow powerless women were! Nol a
woman'' was a member. Xol a single
Sonator or Keprt-tcnialive bad been
rlected by women. Among other* that
tame up wat the dlvoren question.
whether tbe person against whom a
divorce was granted may marry again
within t*fo year*, or whether neither
mty marry daring lho Ilfo ot tbo other.
No woman bad voice or vole tn the stav-
■Kr-
ta spite of the great net .1. the House
Judiciary Committee reported il ■Inexpedient t|p cretlt. a totrd iur the registration ol medical degree*, or a SUte
board "I medical registration." At the
same Uta*. Dr. ('. D. ltlalr was under tree.• in Moorfleld, Neb., charged with
tnanstn-sghlrr. for horribly mutilating a
wiui.an whom he »*a* called to attend.
The curse of medical ignortmu-.es Is
everywhere. But tho people got no protection.
There w»* a billeoncerninif the right*
of a hic-hantl In the real p-stntc of )n»
dt...:-"sl .tile. Itut uo wlje could, be
i.t,,-.! iu tr..' matter.
A bill wt* psssed to prohibit womea
from working as many hour* aa men do
ln (aetorles. The womea may need tba
pay for the extra two boors, but tbe law
tbuU her (way (rom work, whether aba
will or na
Ons member proposed a bill tbat wbe*9
a wife dies leaving a child by ber (lrst
hatband, 11 the second husband will
adopt tbe child ha shsll hare ths ua* ot
tko whole o( the wlfo's real property as
longsshelive*. Inthatcata, themothar*
lest child mlgbt never receive aay ot It.
Bat, to tbe credit ot the Senate, this
proposal wa* voted down.
It U pleaaant toeloae ihls trtlcU with
tbat good ttrt, tad also-to oxprets tha
thanktulnes* wblcb manygratefal women foci to tb* member* ef th* Houte
who spoke and voted for tbe bill to secure municipal auffrtg* (or women.
EQUAL IN TAXATION.
If -nrtrtnta Caa M Tight aba Caa Tny
Tata.—A fawar la Tttwa af Fate*.
Wby thould aot women vota? I met
a very Intelligent man. said Hon. 0. A.
Marden, of Boston, in a recent speech.
who said: "Thoro are only three reason*
I know of why a woman should not rota.
The first U thst aha ls a woman." Tbst
reminds me, I said, of the story of the
man who eave eleven reasons wby ha
did not carry horn* a bras* kettle that
was borrowed. Tha first reason wa* bocauso h» had aot had It Tfae second
reason this gentleman ottered sraa tfaat
women Is physically Incapacitated a
Urge portion of tbe tim* for perforating
political duty. The thirl reason wa*
that women had such an uncommon ia*
fluance over men that they woold b* a
corrupting Influence in politics.
A woman ought not to rota "becauto
lb* 1* a woman!" Grant t&at. aad the
qnettlon ia ended. Th>t comprise* tha
whole of ths argument When yon get
a person on the other aide down to hi*
lowett terms, he glvea yoa tbettmo raa*
son that was glvea by tbe gentleman referred to—a woman tbonld not ba allowed to vote because there would be scan*
time* when tha could aet go to tfaa
polls. It 1* (aid tbat womaa ean not
servo on juries. But yon sax womea by
tbe hundreds and thousand* to do bouse*
work every day, whlcb 1* a good deal
more severe than serving on Ju_rie~L
Thousand* of women work in oar mill*,
stores and shops, and yet that duty ig
more arduous snd draws mor* heavily
npon the physical system thaa all tha
political duties done by all tha poUU-
eltn* of tba State. And if It should
happen that al tho time tba poll* ware -
open a woman did not feel Ilka golag,
aho wonld only be on a par with haa.
dred* of men. ,
Tbey tell oa women ought not to rota
beeaqse Ihey eaa't fight Tfaat ia tha
very last resort ot tbe men who oppose
woman suffrage. 1 looked over tbe census ot 1SSS before coming her*, and I
tound this. Mora than 60,000 boy* between eighteen and twenty-one, who
were then enrolled In tha militia, coald
not rote. More than 300,000 men wbo
can vote are between tfaa age* ot forty-
five and tbe limit which come* to all
men's Uverv Pat th* two clttset together, thoee who htve to fight and eaa
not vote, and those wbo can vote and
don't have to fight and tbey outnumber
by a good many handreda tna man with
whom tfae function* of voting tnd fighting go together. So that there la aa
necessary connections between the two.
Our father* (ought not sgsinst tb*
right or the obligation to fight and bear
arms without representation,but agalnat
taxation without representation. Th*
same cause 1* ts lively aad important
to-day a* it wat tn 1T7S. We tax a worn,
an aa we tax a man. We onght to b*
able io aay to ber that she thsll bava
the right aa every man baa, to utter bat
voice as to wbat disposition shall be
made of ber property. Women car. aot
fight It is'One." Men are not all re-
quired to fight We are learning tc
govern tbl* world not by flgh ting, bat
by arU of pose*: and lf women can aot
fight wbat a peacemaker the ls! W«
are learning to govern by arbitration,
by leaning toward th* things tfaat maka
tor peace; and ln tbat attitude woman
ought to bet, aa ahe might be, tfae prevailing influence in our government
Tb* I.a.1 Sinn.
Mra ZercMa G. Wallace, "the mother
ot Ben Hue" loctutsd not long igo la
Detroit Mich. While there, sho was!*-
to rv! c wed by a repretentat Ire of the Detroit free Pros*, who asked her whalafa*
thought of Ihe political situation. Mrs.
Wallace tald:
"There U one last resort I waat to aaa
well tried In thU country and thtt it th*
ontranchlsement of women. With th*
women of thi* country exercising th*
rlgbt to caxl their ballot* woold ba produced at once a large majority on tb*
aide ot Intelligence, culture uil morality. Wllh women voting In tbe Southern State*, the white vota la tfaat aaa*
lion wonld exceed th* colored vote by a
very large majority. Ppon wotnee is
laid the responsibility ot onr country'*
moral condition. That woman ia tha
conservator of public morals meant lrst
than hslf whst it thould signify until
womsn bss the privilege ot exercising
the right to voto."
"Do yon believe tfaat year its' ro-
sort will over be applied ia thla country?"
"Believe It! 1 am certain ofl t Why,
It Is oaly a tew years ago. historically
spesklng, since man's right to govern
himself w*s admitted: and we most
either go forward, or go back to barbarism. I don't believe th* American people were created to go back.
wartl" _____________________
IN WOMAN'S WORLD.
Tirr.KX are s.000 women employed la
tbo Government departmenU at Wash-
ington.
Tux Hon. Barnard Bolertdge, M. P_
speaking recently at Loeda, aald that h<
regarded the entry ot women la poUtlct
a* having a most humanising affect H«
hoped specially that women would pro-
servo pure and untainted a quick and
ready sympathy for th* working
elaites.
Mi»s Nan.li; tVDas.-n.-__u tb» a«wly-
elected superintendent of public school*
ln Shelby County. Tenn., U only twenty
two yesr* of sge. After graduating la
l_M tbe became a teacher la the pnbllc
schools, then a principal. She has
»bo~>n not oaly ability as an Inalmetcc,
but s decided talent tor business.
i'i.in'i- Ra-ooss Is. as every on*
knows, » bachelor. Bnt b* It aot ua
frequently expos-ted lo admire the now
babies -.f the (amlllcs o( bis parish. Oa
these interesting occasions, HU report-
\ ed oa credible authority lhat ha invariably remarks: "Well, this is a baby!"
By this ingenlons device he preaarr**
the proprieties ol tfae occasion aad
please* the parent*, while ha pre*erve*
a strictly non-committal altitude.
It is noteworthy that the first char.
trred tml wcIl-Cqulppcd -e!vo, I for tha
higher education o( young womea in ih*
t'nlied Stale*, was established ia Mis.
| tUtlppl ia ISIS. The Inttltutlon ws*
1 named thc Elisabeth Female Acsderoy,
in honor of Mr* Rllxalath Greenfield,
| who donated lit land* and buildings. II
! wa* st Washington, shout ten mile*
• trom Natefaea It hsd a large (warding
' patronage, and "was talcbrattd for lha
^thoroughness of lu tnlt-lonal* work."
1 Tfaa Rev. Dr. B. M. Drake aad tfa* Rev.
, John 0. Hurre** were ln *t»iX**ifoa prea-
j ideal* ot Ibe academy, hot "iu greatest
j reputation ivaa achieved under live gov*
| eminent of Mr*, (arolinp: V. Thn-'. t
grandpl.ivjgbtt.-t-r tl. mv- W.inru tba
ihttvot Bunker llill."